1 NDA II 2019 GAT (Previous Year Paper) 1. A four-year-old girl got a new lease of life after doctors at a hospital ________ a cancerous tumour from one of her kidneys. A. rejuvenated B. removed C. displaced D. replaced 2.It is common for patients to step _____ medicine as soon as they start feeling better. A. eating B. gulping C. swallowing D. taking 3.Scores of villagers are ____ a sit-in protest against the construction of a new underpass. A. performing B. sitting C. staging D. standing 4.The victims were fruit vendors and they were going in an auto when they _____ an accident on the way. A. met with B. ran into C. experienced D. heard 5. The Election Commission on Saturday _____ that the Assembly elections in five States will be held from November 12 to December 7. A. pronounced B. announced C. promulgated 2 D. issued ###COMMON###6###6###Direction: In this section you have a short passage. After the passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First read the passage and then answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgement wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning, by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. ###DONE### 6. According to the author, one should read to A. only argue B. only believe C. evaluate and understand D. preach and believe 7.Which kind of human beings denounce studies? A. Innocent B. Cunning C. Stupid D. Wise 8.According to the author, how can the studies be perfected? 3 A. By reflection B. By application C. By conversation D. By experience 9.Why does the author not recommend too much of studies? A. Because it reflects idleness B. Because it requires too much money C. Because it is dangerous for the health of the mind D. Because it makes men crafty 10. According to the author, why should one study? A. To gather information about the world B. To pass the time in a creative way C. For pleasure, enhanced capability and holistic growth D. To become only worldly wise ###COMMON###11###11###Direction: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labeled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. ###DONE### 11. a sell-off as US Treasury yields surged to multi-year highs on robust economic data P Q R global markets also witnessed S A. R S Q P B. P Q S R C. Q R P S D. S P Q R 12.humans and machines have co-existed dating back to the invention of 4 P Q the potter’s wheel in ancient Mesopotamia at the physical level for millennia R S A. R S P Q B. Q S P R C. Q R P S D. P S Q R 13.without any mandate of law the plea through the advocate P Q online is illegal and submitted that the sale of drugs and prescription medicines R S A. R Q S P B. Q S R P C. Q R S P D. P R S Q 14.relieve nausea, pain and stress aromatherapy may also help P Q using lavender oil on their skin but patients are cautioned against R S A. R Q P S B. S Q P R C. Q P S R D. R P S Q 15. closely monitor the situation by the disturbing allegations we are deeply concerned P Q R 5 and will continue to S A. R Q S P B. S P Q R C. S P Q R D. P R S Q ###COMMON###16###16###Direction: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression. ###DONE### 16. To be in seventh heaven A. To fly in the air B. To be extremely happy C. To be completely alone D. To visit a place which is in the list of the seven wonders of the world. 17.Yellow journalism A. Paid storytelling B. Government reports published on yellow colored papers. C. Writings in newspapers that try to influence people’s opinion by using strong language and false information D. Journalism which agrees completely with the policies of the governments and capitalists. 18.Turn a blind eye A. To run away B. To being to behave in a more positive manner C. To change a situation D. To choose to ignore behavior that you know is wrong. 19.Bite your tongue A. To stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to B. To bite off your tongue while eating C. To feel sorry 6 D. To ask someone something that you want. 20. Be over the hill A. To be on a mountain top B. To travel in the jungle C. To be too old to do things D. To do something in the most complete way ###COMMON###21###21###Directions: Each item in the section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (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). ###DONE### 21. He asked whether either of the brothers were at home. No error (a) (b) (c) (d) A. A B. B C. C D. D 22.A time slot of fifteen minutes are allowed to each speaker. No error (a) (b) (c) (d) A. A B. B C. C D. D 23.Many a man has succumbed this temptation. No error (a) (b) (c) (d) A. A B. B C. C 7 D. D 24.Neither praise nor blame seem to affect him. No error (a) (b) (c) (d) A. A B. B C. C D. D 25.Every one of the boys love to ride. No error (a) (b) (c) (d) A. A B. B C. C D. D 26.Turbidity current is a fast-moving current that sweeps down submarine canyons, (a) (b) carrying sand and mud into the deep sea. No error (c) (d) A. A B. B C. C D. D 27.The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species and this habitat fragmentation (a) (b) can pose a serious threat to endemic plants. No error (c) (d) 8 A. A B. B C. C D. D 28.Work hard lest you do not fail. No error (a) (d) (c) (d) A. A B. B C. C D. D 29.Most of us who are older competitive runners (a) are not able to race anywhere at the same speed as we do when were 30. No error (b) (c) (d) A. A B. B C. C D. D 30. He had arrived at Cairo a few months before protests shook the Arab world. (a) (b) (c) No error (d) A. A B. B C. C D. D 9 ###COMMON###31###31###Direction: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly. ###DONE### 31. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most prominent leaders of his times. A. renowned B. distinguishable C. eminent D. unknown 32.He has been obstinate since his childhood. A. stubborn B. dogged C. amenable D. rigid 33.The bill received a vehement resistance from the opposition party in the Parliament. A. animated B. apathetic C. fervent D. vigorous 34.Malaria is a widespread disease. A. endemic B. pervasive C. common D. rare 35.The debate was highly stimulating. A. arousing B. invigorating C. boring D. stirring 36.Friendship is always reciprocal. 10 A. mutual B. one-sided C. shared D. corresponding 37.Rakesh is an eccentric prodigal. A. extravagant B. profligate C. wasteful D. thrifty 38.He wrote an incisive article on corruption in politics. A. vague B. penetrating C. trenchant D. precise 39.The politician was a dissident. A. agitator B. rebel C. conformist D. revolutionary 40. His conversations are always absurd. A. farcical B. foolish C. preposterous D. rational ###COMMON###41###41###Direction: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly. ###DONE### 41. He could not muster courage to speak the trust before his friend. 11 A. injure B. spoil C. gather D. maim 42.He loves doing nasty things. A. nice B. fastidious C. foul D. finicky 43.The Managing Director of the company declared that he is broke and there is a need to seek support from the government. A. Bankrupt B. rich C. making profit D. having liabilities 44.His language is political and vitriolic. A. imaginative B. sprightly C. vivacious D. abusive 45.A human being is always vulnerable to other human beings. A. resilient B. elastic C. defenceless D. crude 46.The imagery used in the poem is vivid. A. lively B. inert C. ebullient D. caustic 12 47.Hitler was a despot. A. conservative B. dictator C. passionate D. monstrous 48.Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the mountains. A. nature B. scripture C. seafaring D. solitariness 49.The poems of Kabir are ecstatic in nature. A. efficacious B. eerie C. rapturous D. reverential 50. He is always anxious. A. worried B. dispassionate C. sluggish D. torpid 51.The normal lapse rate to temperature Earth's atmosphere drops to 0oC at the A. upper part of ionosphere. B. upper boundary of the tropopause. C. lower part of mesosphere. D. upper boundary of stratopause. 52.Who among the following died in exile? A. Rani Laxmibai B. Bahadur Shah Zafar 13 C. Tantia Tope D. Nana Saheb 53.Who was the Education Minister in the first Cabinet of independent India? A. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad D. Acharya Narendra Dev 54.Article 46 of the Constitution of India refers to the promotion of educational and economic interests of A. religious minorities. B. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections. C. displaced persons from large irrigation projects. D. the economically deprived. 55.Which among the following was/were among the factors for England to experience the Industrial Revolution first? 1) The scientific inventions had paved the way for the Industrial Revolution. 2) It had favourable social and political structures in place. 3) Navigable rivers had made inland transport easier. 4) It had seen the ascendancy of capitalist practices. Select the correct answer using the code given below: A. 1 and 3 only B. 1, 3 and 4 only C. 4 only D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 56.Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service? A. Satyendranath Tagore B. Surendranath Banerjee C. R.C Dutt 14 D. Subhas Chandra Bose