NDA || Weekly || Mini_Mock for CDS & Defence Exams

Question 1

Direction: 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.

It is necessary to develop thrifty habits to be able to lead a comfortable life.

Question 2

Direction: In this section, you find a number of sentences, parts of which are underlined. For each underlined part, four words are listed below. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet.

True religion does not require one to proselytise through guile or force.

Question 3

Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D).

I told him that I might wake up early (A)/ tomorrow to clean my room and he (B)/ said, yes, you’ll do that when pig fly. (C)/ No error (D)

Question 4

Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D).

Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (A)/ believes Toronto’s athleticism (B)/ gives them a leg down against his squad. (C)/ No error (D)

Question 5

Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D).

The child was standing (A)/ on the brink of the canyon, (B)/ too much close to the edge. (C)/ No error (D)

Question 6

Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D).

Emergency services have closed a (A)/ road in North London due to (B)/ a roof’s collapsing on a building. (C)/ No error (D)

Question 7

Direction: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank apace and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

President Trump _____ in India for his first official visit to the world's largest democracy.

Question 8

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Whenever we confront anything good or bad, we __________ with it carefully.

Question 9

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idioms and phrases.

An eager beaver

Question 10

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idioms and phrases.

A pipe dream

Question 11

A cylindrical jar without a lid has to be constructed using a given surface area of a metal sheet. If the capacity of the jar is to be maximum, then the diameter of the jar must be k times the height of the jar. The value of k is

Question 12

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the function

?

Question 13

Area of the region bounded by the curve y² =4x, y-axis and the line y = 3 is

Question 14

If

are four complex numbers represented by the vertices of a quadrilateral taken in this order such that

and amp

. Then the quadrilateral is:

Question 15

The closest distance of the origin from a curve given as

is: (A is a complex number)

Question 16

A is an angle in the fourth quadrant. It satisfies the trigonometric equation 3(3 – tan² A – cot A)² = 1. Which one of the following is a value of A?

Question 17

The value of the

Question 18

Identify the logic gate?

Question 19

An aircraft flies at

in still air. A wind of

is blowing from the south. The pilot wishes to travel from A to a point B north east of A. Find the direction he must steer of his journey if

.

Question 20

What is required for fuel to burn or combust?

Question 21

What was used for the measurement of time in the early Vedic period?

Question 22

The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily

Question 23

In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for?

Question 24

Which one of the following represents the fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism & Hinayana Buddhism?

Question 25

Which of the following sects of Buddhism is also called a tantric sect of Buddhism:

Question 26

The fundamental concept of Buddhism is:

Question 27

Which is the Holy Book of Buddhism?

Question 28

An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion until and unless it is acted upon by an external force. This is Newton's______.

Question 29

Directions: A car moving with uniform speed of 50km/h covers half the distance with this speed. Half of the time of the remaining distance is covered with speed 35km/h and the other half time at 10km/h. If the total distance travelled is 90 km, answer the following questions-

What distance does the car travel with the 10km/h speed?

Question 30

Direction: A stream with the flow of 12 km per hour increases the speed of a boat by 72% while going downstream for a distance of 56 km, then answer the following-

The speed of the boat in still water is-