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NDA General Ability Test 2020 Question Paper

149 questions from the 2020 NDA exam.

149questions
14chapters covered

Questions from the 2020 exam

Q1MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

He nodded absently throughout the meeting.

(A)capably
(B)alertly✓ Correct
(C)agitatedly
(D)dreamily
Q2MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

I fully believe that the cornerstone of good policy is an electorate that is educated on the national issues.

(A)cerebral
(B)enlightened
(C)ignorant✓ Correct
(D)erudite
Q3MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

For important medical decisions, even finding a doctor you trust is not enough.

(A)significant
(B)trivial✓ Correct
(C)basic
(D)probable
Q4MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Planets move in their orbits.

(A)push
(B)rotate
(C)stall✓ Correct
(D)flow
Q5MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Temperature is a measure of internal energy of an object and is frequently expressed by physicists in units of Kelvin.

(A)found
(B)told
(C)distributed
(D)concealed✓ Correct
Q6MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

People argue about why Venus is so much warmer than the Earth.

(A)friendlier
(B)colder✓ Correct
(C)wilder
(D)heavier
Q7MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Scientists are concerned whether the oceans and land biosphere will take up as much carbon in the future as they presently do.

(A)worried
(B)indifferent✓ Correct
(C)curious
(D)puzzled
Q8MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

The biggest debate among scientists today is about cloud feedback.

(A)contend
(B)moot
(C)wrangle
(D)agreement✓ Correct
Q9MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

The Earth's climate sensitivity is conventionally defined as the equilibrium temperature increase caused by a doubling of carbon dioxide.

(A)imperviousness✓ Correct
(B)willingness
(C)responsiveness
(D)closeness
Q10MCQ2020

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

The oceans carry a huge amount of heat from the tropics to the high latitudes.

(A)significant
(B)major
(C)tiny✓ Correct
(D)dormant

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About the 2020 NDA General Ability Test paper

All 149 questions from the 2020 NDA (National Defence Academy) General Ability Test paper. The 2020 questions drew from 14 topics.

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