NDA | English | Mini Mock

1) This network of stories is known in academic circles as ‘fiction’ or ‘imagined realities’.

2) However, an imagined reality is not a lie.

3) Over the years, people have woven an incredibly complex network of stories.

4) Within this network fiction not only exists but also accumulates immense power.

A) An estimated 70% of this plastic which enters the sea sinks.

B) This is a problem that stretches far beyond India.

C) Eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans every year, causing damage to the fragile ecosystem.

D) And much of it is not biodegradable.

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P. Empowering woman is an indispensable tool for advancing development and reducing poverty.

Q. Despite many international agreements affirming their human rights, women are still much more likely than men to be poor and illiterate.

R. Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of the whole family and communities and improve prospects for the next generation.

S. They usually have less access than men to medical care, property ownership, credit, training and employment.

A) Organic farming is preferred as it battles pests and weeds in a non-toxic manner, involves less input costs for cultivation and preserves the ecological balance while promoting biological diversity and protection of the environment.

B) This process involves the use of biological materials, avoiding synthetic substances to maintain soil fertility and ecological balance thereby minimizing pollution and wastage.

C) This alternative agricultural method represents a viable solution especially well-suited for constrained and low-input conditions (i.e., climate, regulation).

D) Organic farming (OF) is a farming system that uses environmentally friendly methods of weed, pest, and disease control.

1) If the mixture becomes too thick add more milk.

2) Finally, add sugar and nuts, and your kheer is ready.

3) Boil milk in a heavy-bottomed pan and add rice.

4) Cook for about twenty minutes stirring every once in a while, till the mixture thickens.

P. Rubber trees grow only in the hottest and dampest countries.

Q. These countries are near the equator.

R. Nowadays it is used nearly in all branches of industry.

S. Rubber was first used to make rubber balls.

A) This lovable big cat ¡s all ready to charm kids in a film version.

B) ‘The Tiger who Came to Tea’ ¡s Judith Kerr’s bestselling book, having sold 5 million copies.

C) He ends up making a delightful nuisance of himself.

D) The story is about a tiger who pops by for tea.

A. Next, step by step from the shallow waters, you are gradually guided to dive in safe areas.

B. This ‘dry’ lesson is followed by wearing the gear and then entering shallow waters to practice basic scuba diving skills.

C. The Discover Scuba Diving tour starts with a 30-minute lesson on teaching basic 60+skills outside water.

D. Finally, what is most reassuring about the whole tour is that your instructor is always by your side to monitor you till the end of the session.

A) He often asked questions which were strange and witty.

B) Emperor Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his courtiers.

C) Once he asked a strange question that a confused everyone.

D) It took much wisdom to answer these questions.

(A) Its chief feature is that the reader is given the opportunity to play along and engage in the process of deduction.

(B) A whodunit is a kind of detective story made famous by Agatha Christie.

(C) Thus, along with the protagonist the reader is also involved in solving the case.

(D) As the reader goes along he/she takes note of the clues, deduces and tries to identify the criminal before the climax.