NDA (I) 2022 General Ability Test · Question 4 of 150

Correct — D, No error. Every segment is well-formed: 'The principal of the school' is a correct singular subject with the right word 'principal' (head of a school), 'stressed the need for discipline' uses the right past-tense verb and idiom, and 'amongst the students' is a standard variant of 'among'. No segment needs correcting.

• (a)The principal of the school — Error-free — a correctly formed singular subject, and 'principal' (a head of a school) is the right word and spelling.
• (b)stressed the need for discipline — Error-free — correct past-tense verb and idiomatic phrasing ('stressed the need for').
• (c)amongst the students. — Error-free — 'amongst' is a standard (chiefly British) variant of 'among', used correctly here.

This is an error-spotting item where the sentence is correct throughout — the intended answer is 'No error'; note the correct word 'principal' (head) versus 'principle' (a rule).

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Spot the error: (a) The teacher advised / (b) the students to revise / (c) their lessons daily. / (d) No error

  • (a)The teacher advised
  • (b)the students to revise
  • (c)their lessons daily.
  • (d)No error

  Answer(d) No error — the sentence is grammatically correct throughout.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the correct word for the head of a school:

  • (a)principle
  • (b)principal
  • (c)principel
  • (d)principled

  Answer(b) principal — 'principal' is the head of a school, while 'principle' means a rule or belief.