1
NDA General Ability 16 April 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).

Sit on the fence

A
Avoid meeting someone
B
Waiting patiently
C
Avoid taking sides
D
Hiding from someone
2
NDA General Ability 16 April 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33

Directions: Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).

Be as sharp as a tack

A
A talkative person
B
A shrewd person
C
A clumsy person
D
A clever person
3
NDA General Ability 16 April 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33

Directions:  Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).

From pillar to post

A
Upside down
B
Keep moving from one place to another
C
Constructing a huge building
D
Jumping from the top of the mountain
4
NDA General Ability 16 April 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).

Heath Robinson

A
Very complicated system or machine for doing a simple task
B
Treating everyone as enemy, when they are not
C
Sleeping all day, doing nothing
D
Very lazy person, slow in action