UPSC NDA II General Ability Test (30 June 2024)

Question 1:

Directions :- Each of the following items features one part of a sentence, followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark you answer accordingly.

This work is

  • too heavy to do by one person single-handedly.

  • much heavy to be done by one person single-handedly.

  • too heavy to be done by one person single-handedly.

  • much heavy to do by one person single-handedly.

Question 2:

Directions :- Each of the following items features one part of a sentence, followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark you answer accordingly.

I had to wait for fifteen minutes..

  • of  the bus

  • for  the bus

  • at  the bus

  • to the bus

Question 3:

Directions :- Each of the following items features one part of a sentence, followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark you answer accordingly

I have been doing this job

  • by the last five years.

  • from the last five years.

  • since the last five years.

  • for the last five years.

Question 4:

Directions :- Each of the following items features one part of a sentence, followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark you answer accordingly

Which films 

  •  have you seen when you were in Meerut?

  • were you seeing when you were in Meerut?

  • do you see when you were in Meerut?

  • did you see when you were in Meerut?

Question 5:

Directions :- Each of the following items features one part of a sentence, followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark you answer accordingly

This lock will not open unless    

  • are using the correct code.

  • didn't use the correct code.

  • use the correct code.

  • you don't use the correct code.

Question 6:

Directions :- Read the following passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.

A fact that draws our attention is that, according to his position in life, an extravagant man is either admired or loathed. A successful business man does nothing to increase his popularity by being prudent with his money. A person who is wealthy is expected to lead a luxurious life and to be lavish with his hospitality. If he is not so, he is considered mean, and his reputation in business may even suffer in consequence. The paradox remains that he had not been careful with his money in the first place; he would never have achieved his present wealth. Among the low income group, a different set of values exists. The young clerk, who makes his wife a present of a new dress when he has not paid his house rent, is condemned as extravagant. Carefulness with money to the point of meanness is applauded as a virtue. is applauded as a virtue.

Nothing in his life is considered more worthy than paying his bills. The ideal wife for such a man separates her housekeeping money into joyless little piles - so much for rent, for food, for the children's shoes, she is able to face the milkman with equanimity every month, satisfied with her economizing ways, and never knows the guilt of buying something she can't really afford. As for myself, I fall into neither of these categories. If I have money to spare I can be extravagant, but when, as is usually the case, I am hard up and then I am the meanest man imaginable.

Which of these is NOT true?

 

 

  • The rich amass wealth by spending money economically.

  • The author is at liberty to be extravagant at all times.

  • A low-income person is considered worthy if he pays bills on time.

  • People who lead a luxurious life are expected to entertain Lavishly.

Question 7:

Directions :- Read the following passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.

A fact that draws our attention is that, according to his position in life, an extravagant man is either admired or loathed. A successful business man does nothing to increase his popularity by being prudent with his money. A person who is wealthy is expected to lead a luxurious life and to be lavish with his hospitality. If he is not so, he is considered mean, and his reputation in business may even suffer in consequence. The paradox remains that he had not been careful with his money in the first place; he would never have achieved his present wealth. Among the low income group, a different set of values exists. The young clerk, who makes his wife a present of a new dress when he has not paid his house rent, is condemned as extravagant. Carefulness with money to the point of meanness is applauded as a virtue. is applauded as a virtue.

Nothing in his life is considered more worthy than paying his bills. The ideal wife for such a man separates her housekeeping money into joyless little piles - so much for rent, for food, for the children's shoes, she is able to face the milkman with equanimity every month, satisfied with her economizing ways, and never knows the guilt of buying something she can't really afford. As for myself, I fall into neither of these categories. If I have money to spare I can be extravagant, but when, as is usually the case, I am hard up and then I am the meanest man imaginable.

Which of these can be inferred from the passage?

  • Wealthy people are stingy as far as philanthropy is concerned.

  • People who have a meagre income are expected to be spendthrifts.

  • Extravagance is applauded in some and condemned in others.

  • For the wealthy, prudence with money is considered a virtue.

Question 8:

Directions :- Read the following passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.

A fact that draws our attention is that, according to his position in life, an extravagant man is either admired or loathed. A successful business man does nothing to increase his popularity by being prudent with his money. A person who is wealthy is expected to lead a luxurious life and to be lavish with his hospitality. If he is not so, he is considered mean, and his reputation in business may even suffer in consequence. The paradox remains that he had not been careful with his money in the first place; he would never have achieved his present wealth. Among the low income group, a different set of values exists. The young clerk, who makes his wife a present of a new dress when he has not paid his house rent, is condemned as extravagant. Carefulness with money to the point of meanness is applauded as a virtue. is applauded as a virtue.

Nothing in his life is considered more worthy than paying his bills. The ideal wife for such a man separates her housekeeping money into joyless little piles - so much for rent, for food, for the children's shoes, she is able to face the milkman with equanimity every month, satisfied with her economizing ways, and never knows the guilt of buying something she can't really afford. As for myself, I fall into neither of these categories. If I have money to spare I can be extravagant, but when, as is usually the case, I am hard up and then I am the meanest man imaginable.

If a successful businessman is judicious with his money

  • his reputation suffers

  • his popularity rises

  • his business flourishes

  • his prestige improves

Question 9:

Directions :- Read the following passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.

A fact that draws our attention is that, according to his position in life, an extravagant man is either admired or loathed. A successful business man does nothing to increase his popularity by being prudent with his money. A person who is wealthy is expected to lead a luxurious life and to be lavish with his hospitality. If he is not so, he is considered mean, and his reputation in business may even suffer in consequence. The paradox remains that he had not been careful with his money in the first place; he would never have achieved his present wealth. Among the low income group, a different set of values exists. The young clerk, who makes his wife a present of a new dress when he has not paid his house rent, is condemned as extravagant. Carefulness with money to the point of meanness is applauded as a virtue. is applauded as a virtue.

Nothing in his life is considered more worthy than paying his bills. The ideal wife for such a man separates her housekeeping money into joyless little piles - so much for rent, for food, for the children's shoes, she is able to face the milkman with equanimity every month, satisfied with her economizing ways, and never knows the guilt of buying something she can't really afford. As for myself, I fall into neither of these categories. If I have money to spare I can be extravagant, but when, as is usually the case, I am hard up and then I am the meanest man imaginable.

Select the antonym of 'loathed' as used in the passage.

 

  • cursed

  • despised

  • shunned

  • adored

Question 10:

Directions :- Read the following passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.

A fact that draws our attention is that, according to his position in life, an extravagant man is either admired or loathed. A successful business man does nothing to increase his popularity by being prudent with his money. A person who is wealthy is expected to lead a luxurious life and to be lavish with his hospitality. If he is not so, he is considered mean, and his reputation in business may even suffer in consequence. The paradox remains that he had not been careful with his money in the first place; he would never have achieved his present wealth. Among the low income group, a different set of values exists. The young clerk, who makes his wife a present of a new dress when he has not paid his house rent, is condemned as extravagant. Carefulness with money to the point of meanness is applauded as a virtue. is applauded as a virtue.

Nothing in his life is considered more worthy than paying his bills. The ideal wife for such a man separates her housekeeping money into joyless little piles - so much for rent, for food, for the children's shoes, she is able to face the milkman with equanimity every month, satisfied with her economizing ways, and never knows the guilt of buying something she can't really afford. As for myself, I fall into neither of these categories. If I have money to spare I can be extravagant, but when, as is usually the case, I am hard up and then I am the meanest man imaginable.

The word 'equanimity' in the passage means

 

  • tranquillity

  • agitation

  • anxiety

  • frustration

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