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NDA 1 2024 GAT, question 17

Topic: Sentence completion

Directions · Q16 to Q25

Each of the following items features one part of a sentence, followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q17

Late at night, our car

  1. (a) broke down on the highway.Correct answer
  2. (b) broke up on the highway.
  3. (c) broke into the highway.
  4. (d) broke out on the highway.

Solution.

Answer: (a) broke down on the highway.

  1. A vehicle breaks down when it stops functioning.
  2. Thus the car broke down on the highway.
  3. Break up, break into and break out have different meanings.