NDA (II) 2022 · General Ability Test
A full General Ability Test (English + General Knowledge) in the UPSC NDA pattern. 150 questions in 150 minutes, with a third of the marks deducted for every wrong answer.
150questions
600marks
+4 / −1.33per question
60/69/21easy / medium / hard
Sections and topics
50 English questions (200 marks) and 100 General Knowledge questions (400 marks) in one paper.
English · 50 questions
- Fill in the blanks10
- Reading comprehension10
- Spotting errors8
- Sentence improvement6
- Synonyms6
- Antonyms6
- Sentence ordering4
General Knowledge · 100 questions
- Atomic structure3
- Human body3
- Heating effect of current2
- Human eye2
- Endocrine system2
- Indus Valley Civilisation2
- Parliament2
- Fundamental Rights2
- Units and dimensions1
- Light1
- Free fall1
- Reflection1
- Electrical energy1
- Electromagnetic induction1
Sample question from this paper
Spotting errors · medium
In the following sentence, find the part that has an error. If there is no error, choose the last option.
(A) Hardly had the expedition reached the base camp / (B) when it started to snow / (C) heavily. / (D) No error
(A) Hardly had the expedition reached the base camp / (B) when it started to snow / (C) heavily. / (D) No error
- A. (A) Hardly had the expedition reached the base camp
- B. (B) when it started to snow
- C. (C) heavily.
- D. (D) No error
Show answer and solution
Answer: D
'Hardly had ... when' is the correct correlative pair, with inversion and past perfect in the first clause. The sentence is correct; 'than' would be the error, but it is not used here.
'Hardly had ... when' is the correct correlative pair, with inversion and past perfect in the first clause. The sentence is correct; 'than' would be the error, but it is not used here.