Lakshya NDA

Paper II · Part A — English

One Word Substitution

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Core4 mapped NDA questions

Build the idea

Build exam-ready understanding by connecting the core idea, formulas or facts, worked example and previous NDA questions. Focus on why each rule works, then test it under timed conditions.

Concept

A phrase or definition is given and you choose the single word that means the same. It rewards a wide, precise vocabulary.

Group such words by theme (people, fears, government, places) to memorise them efficiently.

Key Points & Formulas

  • Group by theme: '-cracy' = rule (autocracy, theocracy).
  • People: one who studies X (biologist, geologist).
  • Learn from past papers — the same words recur.
  • Beware near-synonyms with subtle differences.

Worked Example

Q. One word for 'a government run by religious leaders'.

Rule by religious authority = theocracy.

(Compare: autocracy = rule by one; democracy = rule by people.)

Common traps

  • Reading the prompt too quickly and missing a qualifier.
  • Memorising the result without checking when it applies.
  • Skipping units, signs, chronology or the final reasonableness check.

NDA shortcuts

  • State the governing rule before substituting values.
  • Eliminate impossible options before doing full calculation.

One-screen revision sheet

Recall before you practise

  • Core definition
  • Most-used rule
  • One representative example

Past-paper bank

Practise every mapped question

4 NDA questions

Choose an answer before the solution appears. Option order is mixed automatically.

Question 1

NDA I 2026

Our professor was perplexed by the answers we wrote in the examination.

(Select the word opposite in meaning to perplexed.)

Question 2

NDA Practice 2026

Select the word nearest in meaning to the underlined word: The region receives abundant rainfall.

Question 3

NDA Practice 2026

Arrange to form a meaningful sentence: (P) to the market (Q) every morning (R) she goes (S) with her mother

Question 4

NDA I 2026

The 'Jataka Tales' present moral narratives in the form of allegories.

(Select the word nearest in meaning to allegories.)