NDA (II) 2019 General Ability Test · Question 15 of 148

Correct — B, one-sided. 'Reciprocal' means given and received in equal measure by both parties, so its opposite is 'one-sided' — flowing in only one direction. Mutual, shared and corresponding all echo the two-way sense of reciprocal, which is why 'one-sided' is the antonym.

• (a)mutual — 'Mutual' means felt or done by each toward the other — a synonym of reciprocal, not its opposite.
• (c)shared — 'Shared' means held or experienced in common; it points to the same two-way sense as reciprocal.
• (d)corresponding — 'Corresponding' means matching or answering to each other; it reinforces mutuality rather than reversing it.

This is an antonym item — pick the word opposite in meaning to 'reciprocal' (two-way, mutual); the opposite is 'one-sided', while the other options are synonyms of reciprocal.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'mutual'.

  • (a)shared
  • (b)unilateral
  • (c)joint
  • (d)common

  Answer(b) unilateral — 'mutual' means two-sided; 'unilateral' (one-sided) is its opposite.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'two-way'.

  • (a)shared
  • (b)one-way
  • (c)mutual
  • (d)reciprocal

  Answer(b) one-way — 'two-way' means flowing in both directions; 'one-way' is its opposite.