NDA (II) 2019 General Ability Test · Question 19 of 148

Correct — C, amenable. 'Obstinate' means stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or comply, so its opposite is 'amenable' — willing to agree, cooperate or be persuaded. The other three options all mean unyielding, which makes them synonyms of obstinate rather than antonyms.

• (a)stubborn — 'Stubborn' is a direct synonym of obstinate, not its opposite.
• (b)dogged — 'Dogged' means persistent and unwilling to give up — the same idea as obstinate, not the reverse.
• (d)rigid — 'Rigid' means inflexible and unbending — a synonym of obstinate's inflexibility, not an antonym.

This is an antonym item, so reverse 'obstinate' (unyielding, hard to persuade); its opposite is compliant and agreeable — amenable.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'compliant'.

  • (a)obedient
  • (b)defiant
  • (c)agreeable
  • (d)yielding

  Answer(b) defiant — 'compliant' means willing to obey; 'defiant' is its opposite.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the antonym of 'flexible'.

  • (a)adaptable
  • (b)pliable
  • (c)rigid
  • (d)supple

  Answer(c) rigid — 'flexible' means easily bent or adaptable; 'rigid' is its opposite.