NDA (II) 2019 General Ability Test · Question 12 of 148

Correct — C, conformist. A 'dissident' openly disagrees with and resists established authority, so the opposite is a 'conformist' — someone who complies with accepted rules and opinions. Agitator, rebel and revolutionary all describe the same defiance as dissident, making 'conformist' the antonym.

• (a)agitator — 'Agitator' means one who stirs up opposition or unrest — a synonym of dissident, not its opposite.
• (b)rebel — 'Rebel' means one who resists authority; it points the same way as dissident.
• (d)revolutionary — 'Revolutionary' means someone seeking to overthrow the existing order — again a near-synonym of dissident.

This is an antonym item — pick the word opposite in meaning to 'dissident' (one who resists authority); the opposite is 'conformist', while the other options are synonyms of dissident.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'rebel'.

  • (a)mutineer
  • (b)loyalist
  • (c)revolutionary
  • (d)insurgent

  Answer(b) loyalist — a 'rebel' resists authority; a 'loyalist' stays faithful to it.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'nonconformist'.

  • (a)dissenter
  • (b)traditionalist
  • (c)radical
  • (d)maverick

  Answer(b) traditionalist — a 'nonconformist' breaks with norms; a 'traditionalist' upholds them.