NICL Administrative Officer (AO) 2013 Question Paper Solved

Bastille means prison. It is also synonmous with jail and fortress.
Fop means someone who is vain about his clothes.
Therefore, the odd one out is fop.
Hence, correct option is option D.

 

Here, in active voice 'they' is subject and 'circle' is object.
Hence, circle will get priority in passive voice.
Therefore, passive voice is:
A circle was drawn by them in the morning.

The correct option is option B.
 

The preposition which is correct and apppropriate is 'for'.
'To', 'on' and 'upon' are grammatically incorrect to use.
Therefore, the correct option is option A.
 

Archipelago means a group of islands. Island thus forms a part of archipelago.
Similarly, toe is part of foot.
Therefore, the correct pair having similar relationship is foot-toe.
Hence, the correct option is option D.
 

Simile a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.
In simile, the thing is spoken as something which it only resembles.
Therefore, the correct option is option B.
 

'To burn a hole in pocket' means ' to spend money in a quick and excessive manner'.
It's an idiom used to denote purchase of something which is expensive.
Therefore, the correct option is option D.
 

Consanguinity means having close affinity or relation.
The opposite of this would be 'estrangement'.
Therefore, the correct option is option C.
 

The parts can be arranged to form meaningful sentence as:
1. And then word
P. came from inside
R. that after all
S. the press could
Q. meet the released civilians
6. but fleetingly

The correct order is PRSQ
Therefore, the correct option is option C.