UPSC NDA I Exam Paper 16 April 2023 (General Ability Test) (Answer Key)

संघ लोक सेवा आयोग UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) द्वारा आयोजित NDA – (National Defence Academy) Exam (I) – 2023 की परीक्षा दिनांक 16 अप्रैल, 2023 को सम्पन्न हुई। इस परीक्षा का सामान्य योग्यता परीक्षण (General Ability Test) का प्रश्नपत्र  उत्तर कुंजी (Exam Paper With Answer Key) सहित यहाँ पर उपलब्ध है।

UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducted the NDA (National Defence Academy) I Exam – 2023. NDA I 2023 Paper held on 16 April, 2023. This paper is General Ability Test Section. UPSC NDA (I) 2023 General Ability Test Paper Answer Key available here.

UPSC NDA (I) 2023 Exam Paper (Answer Key)
Subject – General Ability Test

PART-A

Spotting Errors

Directions : 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. 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).

1.
(a) Over long periods of time,
(b) layers of sediments builds up
(c) to a height of a few kilometers.
(d) No Error

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2.
(a) When a gas is
(b) cooled down it turns into a liquid
(c) from a process called condensation.
(d) No Error

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3.
(a) If you want
(b) to know the news
(c) you can read a newspaper.
(d) No Error

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4.
(a) Columbus made his
(b) first voyage from Europe to America
(c) on 1492.
(d) No Error

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5.
(a) Whenever the sky is
(b) clear, you can see
(c) the stars in the night.
(d) No Error

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6.
(a) I’m not working tomorrow,
(b) so I don’t had to
(c) get up early.
(d) No Error

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7.
(a) She didn’t
(b) tell anybody
(c) about her plans.
(d) No Error

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8.
(a) She wouldn’t have
(b) has an accident,
(c) if she had driven carefully.
(d) No Error

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9.
(a) I will watch film
(b) if I finish the work
(c) in time.
(d) No Error

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10.
(a) In 1989, the government
(b) did an about-face and Iran restored
(c) it’s family planning program.
(d) No Error

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Synonyms

Directions: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options, (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

11. During the pandemic the indigent people had to suffer a lot.
(a) very poor
(b) opulent
(c) solvent
(d) prosperous

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12. She had no idea what made him angry in one minute and jovial the next.
(a) aggrieved
(b) melancholic
(c) doleful
(d) mirthful

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13. It is sheer lunacy to drive a car in this frosty weather.
(a) prudence
(b) normalcy
(c) insanity
(d) sanity

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14. Operating on a child with cancer needs meticulous planning and teamwork.
(a) strong
(b) long
(c) playful
(d) scrupulous

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15. The thrill of over-speeding the vehicle can be exhilarating, but it is important not to take the consequences lightly.
(a) humdrum
(b) dreary
(c) exciting
(d) agitating

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16. The redemption will now depend on his new strategy of inclusiveness.
(a) retrieval
(b) forfeiture
(c) corporation
(d) desecration

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17. Only three candidates are now in contention for the title.
(a) involved in dispute
(b) in agreement with each other
(c) chance of winning
(d) amiable to each other

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18. All my fishing paraphernalia is in the car.
(a) boxes
(b) accessories
(c) fuel
(d) food

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19. The public watched in astonishment as he took a sudden jump from the bridge.
(a) anticipation
(b) hurriedly
(c) wonderment
(d) calmness.

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20. Drinking inordinate amount of liquor is not good for health.
(a) temperate
(b) exorbitant
(c) moderate
(d) regular

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