NDA 1 2024 Exam English Complete Strategy & Mind Mapping

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will publish NDA 1 2024 exam official notification on 20th December 2023 for admission of unmarried males/ females to the...

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will publish NDA 1 2024 exam official notification on 20th December 2023 for admission of unmarried males/ females to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 153rd Course, and for the 115th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from Jan 2025.

NDA 1 2024 Important Dates to Remember

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NDA 1 2024 Selection Procedure

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NDA 1 2024 Exam Pattern

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NDA Previous Yearsโ€™ Written Cut-Off Marks

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How Much To Score in NDA 1 2024 Exam?

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NDA 1 2024 โ€“ GAT English Syllabus

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Topic Importance: Spotting of Errors

โ€ขThe most Important Parts of Speech to focus on are Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Tenses, Appropriate Prepositions, Adjectives, Adverbs, Articles and Conjunctions.

โ€ขQuestions vary from Moderate to Advanced level of difficulty.

โ€ขQuestions demand deep and clear knowledge of grammatical rules.

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Topic Importance: Antonyms & Synonyms

โ€ขQuestions vary from Basic to Moderate level of difficulty.

โ€ขQuestions are asked in the form of underlined words in sentences.

โ€ขStudy Antonyms and Synonyms of each word together.

โ€ขLearn at least 3 antonyms and 3 synonyms for each word.

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Topic Importance: Idioms & Phrases

โ€ขQuestions vary from Basic to Moderate level of difficulty.

โ€ขQuestions are asked as single idiomatic expressions and phrases.

โ€ขPhrases are sometimes asked in Fill in the blanks as well as Cloze Test questions too.

โ€ขKnow clear meanings and usages of particular Idioms & Phrases in a sentence.

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Topic Importance: Sentence Improvement

โ€ขQuestions are of Moderate to Advanced level of difficulty.

โ€ขParts of sentences will be underlined and the candidate is required to improve the underlined part (if incorrect) by finding the correct replacement from the options given below.

โ€ขQuestions demand a clear knowledge and understanding of grammar and  vocabulary (including phrases) and their usage in a sentence.

โ€ขQuestions need basic to intermediate reading and comprehensive skills.

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Topic Importance: Fill in the Blanks

โ€ขQuestions are of Basic level of difficulty.

โ€ขQuestions need basic to intermediate reading and comprehensive skills.

โ€ขQuestions demand a clear knowledge and understanding of grammar and  vocabulary (including phrases) and their usage in a sentence to make the sentence complete and meaningful.

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Topic Importance: Cloze Test

โ€ขQuestions vary from Basic to Medium level of difficulty.

โ€ขBlanks need to be filled in a passage to complete the passage given.

โ€ขQuestions demand a clear knowledge and understanding of grammar and  vocabulary (including phrases) and their usage in a sentence to make the sentence complete and meaningful, as well as, logically connected to the rest of the passage.

โ€ขQuestions need basic to intermediate reading and comprehensive skills.

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Topic Importance: Ordering of Words

โ€ขQuestions are of Moderate to Advanced level of difficulty.

โ€ขJumbled words and/or parts of sentences are given as questions. The words are to be properly arranged to make logical connections between words and to make the sentences meaningful and in proper order.

โ€ขQuestions need intermediate to advanced reading and comprehensive skills to arrange the parts of the sentences logically and in proper meaningful sequence.

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Topic Importance: Ordering of Sentences

โ€ขQuestions are of Moderate to Advanced level of difficulty.

โ€ขJumbled sentences of a passage are given as questions. The sentences are to be properly arranged to make logical connections between them and to make them meaningful and in proper order.

โ€ขQuestions need intermediate to advanced reading and comprehensive skills to arrange the sentences logically and in proper meaningful sequence.

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Topic Importance: Comprehension

โ€ขQuestions are of Basic to Moderate level of difficulty.

โ€ขQuestions are asked from the passage which needs to be first read to answer them.

โ€ขQuestions need intermediate to advanced reading and comprehensive skills to analyse the passage and deduce suitable answers for the questions asked from it.

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Topic Importance: Usage of Paired Words

โ€ขQuestions vary from Medium to Advanced level of difficulty.

โ€ขA pair of similar sounding words is given in the question. The candidate is required to find the most appropriate option describing the meaning of both the words, as the answer.

โ€ขQuestions demand a deep and advanced knowledge and understanding of vocabulary and synonyms or meanings of the words, especially homonyms.

โ€ขQuestions need intermediate reading and comprehensive skills.

Strategy To Ace NDA 1 2024 English Section

โ€ขRules of each Parts of Speech need to be studied thoroughly and in depth.

โ€ขLearn 10 to 15 new words along with their respective antonyms and synonyms daily.

โ€ขMake it a fun activity to learn Idioms & Phrases easily by knowing their origin stories.

โ€ขRead good English newspapers (daily), books, journals, magazines, blogs.

โ€ขRefer to good English Grammar and Vocabulary books and Thesaurus for better knowledge and understanding.

โ€ขTry to stick to the schedule as strictly as possible.

โ€ขRevise and practice English grammar and vocabulary regularly.

โ€ขFollow the study materials or any notes made by you, during Revision.

โ€ขPractise Mock Test Series and various questions as many as you can.

โ€ขPractise solving Previous Yearsโ€™ Question Papers of NDA English sections.

โ€ขStart studying with a fair amount of time in hand, to avoid last minute confusion and hassle.

โ€ขDonโ€™t forget to relax!

NDA 1 2024 GAT English Live Classes

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Anuradha Dey

Senior Lecturer, SSBCrackExams, M.A.(Psychology), M.A. English (Gold Medalist) from BHU; B.A. Hons from St. Xavierโ€™s College (Kolkata). Poet, Writer & Translator. Certified Career Counselor. Knows Mandarin, German, English, Bengali & Hindi.