NDA (I) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 4 of 150

Correct — A, people are recognised as different ethnic groups but not necessarily their language. The sentence contrasts a known people with an as-yet-unrecognised language; the next line — 'it may take a while before linguists come to realize that there is an ethnic language there at all' — confirms it is the language, not the people, that goes unrecognised.

• (b)People are recognised as different ethnic groups and their language is recognised — Says the language IS recognised, reversing the sentence — the whole point is that its identity 'may not be' known.
• (c)People are not recognised as different ethnic groups, and so are their languages — Claims the people are NOT recognised, contradicting 'The people may be known'.
• (d)Because the people are not from different ethnic groups and their language is recognised — Asserts the language 'is recognised' and denies the people are distinct — opposite to the sentence on both counts.

A 'what does this line mean' paraphrase item — keep the contrast intact so the people are known while the language is not.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  'The route is charted, but the depth of the river is not.' This means —

  • (a)Both the route and the depth are known
  • (b)The route is known but the river's depth is not
  • (c)Neither the route nor the depth is known
  • (d)The depth is known but the route is not

  Answer(b) The route is known but the river's depth is not — keep the same known/unknown split.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  In a 'what does this line mean' item, a wrong option usually —

  • (a)repeats the line exactly
  • (b)flips or adds a relationship not in the line
  • (c)is grammatically incorrect
  • (d)is longer than the line

  Answer(b) flips or adds a relationship not in the line — meaning items punish reversed or invented links.