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NDA English PYQs (previous year questions), topic wise: we tagged 1050 English questions from 42 official NDA papers (2016–2026). The topics asked most are Vocabulary (506), Grammar and Usage (289), Sentence Organisation and Improvement (159). Open any topic for every question it has had with the official answer.
English topics ranked by questions
- Vocabulary PYQs: 506 questions; most asked: Synonyms
- Grammar and Usage PYQs: 289 questions; most asked: Spotting Errors
- Sentence Organisation and Improvement PYQs: 159 questions; most asked: Sentence Rearrangement
- Comprehension PYQs: 96 questions; most asked: Reading Comprehension
English questions per paper by year
| Topic | 2026 ×2 | 2025 ×2 | 2024 ×2 | 2023 ×2 | 2022 ×2 | 2021 ×2 | 2020 | 2019 ×2 | 2018 ×2 | 2017 ×2 | 2016 ×2 | All questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammar and Usage | 19.5 | 19 | 15 | 10.5 | 10 | 11.5 | 20 | 15 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 11 | 289 |
| Vocabulary | 28 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 33.5 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 19.5 | 24 | 506 |
| Comprehension | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12.5 | 8 | 0 | 96 |
| Sentence Organisation and Improvement | 2.5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 159 |
Most-asked English concepts
| Concept | Topic | Questions | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Vocabulary | 170 | 21 |
| Antonyms | Vocabulary | 161 | 19 |
| Spotting Errors | Grammar and Usage | 137 | 17 |
| Idioms and Phrases | Vocabulary | 91 | 13 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | Sentence Organisation and Improvement | 68 | 11 |
| Reading Comprehension | Comprehension | 61 | 10 |
| Fill in the Blanks | Grammar and Usage | 20 | 7 |
| Ordering of Words | Sentence Organisation and Improvement | 46 | 6 |
| Sentence Completion | Grammar and Usage | 44 | 6 |
| Prepositions | Grammar and Usage | 17 | 6 |
| Cloze Test | Comprehension | 35 | 4 |
| Selecting Words | Vocabulary | 24 | 4 |
| Parts of Speech | Grammar and Usage | 20 | 4 |
| Direct and Indirect Speech | Grammar and Usage | 9 | 4 |
| Sentence Improvement | Sentence Organisation and Improvement | 33 | 3 |
How to use NDA English PYQs
- Start with the topics at the top of the ranking. They carry the most questions.
- For each topic, solve its PYQs year by year from the official PDFs, then check the answers.
- Log misses by concept. When a concept repeats in your log, go back to that topic’s concept table.
- Finish with full NDA papers from the year pages to practise timing.
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FAQ
Which English topics are most important for NDA?
By questions in the official papers we tagged (2016–2026): Vocabulary (506), Grammar and Usage (289), Sentence Organisation and Improvement (159). The table on this page ranks every English topic.
How many English questions are in these NDA PYQs?
1050 English questions across 42 official NDA papers from 2016–2026, spread over 4 topics.
Are these NDA English PYQs official?
Yes. Every question is from an official NDA paper hosted on our year pages. Summaries are ours; the full question is in the official PDF linked beside it.