English Questions for NDA
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the underlined word.
The slump in business made Mr. Sharma Bankrupt.
a) Rise
b) Disease
c) Fall
d) Theft
Parents should cultivate in their children the habit of cleanliness.
a) Foster
b) Aggravate
c) Interrogate
d) Neglect
3 She is a contemplative person.
a) Manipulative
b) Shallow
c) Careless
d) Thoughtful
The novel began in an eerie situation.
a) Happy
b) Scary
c) Normal
d) Sad
All the characters in the movie are fictitious.
a) Bogus
b) Misleading
c) Imaginary
d) Real
Her dedication to fitness was almost fanatical.
a) Violent
b) Overenthusiastic
c) Apathetic
d) Calm
They hope to emulate the success of other blue-chip companies.
a) Neglect
b) Instigate
c) Modify
d) Imitate
She loved her father’s vivid description of foreign cities.
a) Picturesque
b) Insignificant
c) Weak
d) Fresh
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
He accepted the challenge with an alacrity that surprised me.
a) Liveliness
b) Avidity
c) Lethargy
d) Briskness
He looked adorable in his new dress.
a) Charming
b) Despicable
c) Amenable
d) Amicable
The revised tax structure is uniform.
a) Broken
b) Varied
c) Static
d) Opposite
Tolerance is essential for peace and harmony.
a) Bigotry
b) Resilience
c) Endurance
d) Indifference
She is urbane in her manners.
a) Rural
b) Affable
c) Uncivilized
d) Debonair
He confessed his feelings for me.
a) Addressed
b) Suppressed
c) Stressed
d) Disclosed
She made an exhaustive list of grocery items.
a) Unnecessary
b) Strict
c) Incomplete
d) Intensive
There was a marginal increase in the revenues of the company.
a) Minor
b) Significant
c) Negligible
d) Unforeseen
In each of the following questions there are three parts (a), (b), and (c), among which one part is erroneous. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark (d) if no error is found. Ignore punctuation errors.
- She has been working on (a)/ the issue from a long time (b)/ but is still not able to solve it. (c) No error (d)
- A shudder ran to Anjali’s spine (a)/ when she recalled the accident (b)/ in which she was luckily saved. (c) No error (d)
- Supposing if the Directors (a)/ doesn’t arrive in time for the Board Meeting, (b)/ what will you do? (c) No error (d)
- Whatever assignment (a)/ that which you take, (b)/ put your best efforts in it. (c) No error (d)
