NICL Administrative Officer (AO) 2013 Question Paper Solved

Dreary means dull or boring or dismal.
Therefore, the opposite of dreary will be bright.
Hence, the correct option is option D.

 

Here, the simple past tense has been wrongly used instead of past perfect tense.
The correct sentence would read as:
I would have waited for you at the station if I had known that you would come.
Therefore, the correct option is option A.
 

Impulsive means something which is done hastily or in a rush.
The word resembles it closely in meaning is 'rash'.
Therefore, the correct option is option C.
 

Aureate means cover something with gold.
Gilded also means same.
Therefore synonym of aureate is gilded.
 

'At the eleventh hour' means something which is done at the last moment.
The phrase refers to doing something at last just before a deadline.
Therefore, the correct option is option D.

 

Except for 42,29 all other numbers have difference between them as 12.

Thedifference between 42 and 29 is 13.

Therefore, the odd pair is 42,29.

The correct option is option B.

Sonata is a type of music.

Others except Sonata are musical instruments.

Therefore, the odd man out is Sonata.

The correct option is option D.

Except, monastery all others are places of worship.
Monastery is a housing complex of the numns and monks.
Here, the odd man out is Monastery.
Therefore, the correct option is option C.

 

D is mother-in-law of M. M is sister-in-law of A.
Therefore, we can conclude that D is mother of A.
Also, this is verified as Q is only brother of A.
Therefore, option C is the correct option.
 

First, unscrambling the letters, we get
PLPAE -APPLE
RAORCT - CARROT
AUVAG - GUAVA
NOONI - ONION

Now, except onion all others are fruits.
Hence, the odd man out is onion.
The correct option is option D.