NDA (II) 2019 General Ability Test · Question 2 of 148

Correct — C, rapturous. 'Ecstatic' means filled with overwhelming joy or delight, and 'rapturous' means expressing intense joy or rapture — the same jubilant, exalted feeling, so it is the nearest synonym.

• (a)efficacious — 'Efficacious' means effective at producing a desired result; it concerns usefulness, not intense joy.
• (b)eerie — 'Eerie' means strange and frightening in a mysterious way — an unsettling feeling, not one of delight.
• (d)reverential — 'Reverential' means showing deep respect; devotion is not the same as the overwhelming joy of 'ecstatic'.

This is a synonym item — pick the word nearest in meaning to 'ecstatic' (overwhelmed with joy); the closest match is 'rapturous'.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'elated'.

  • (a)gloomy
  • (b)jubilant
  • (c)indifferent
  • (d)weary

  Answer(b) jubilant — 'elated' means extremely happy, which 'jubilant' conveys.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'euphoric'.

  • (a)sorrowful
  • (b)overjoyed
  • (c)anxious
  • (d)dull

  Answer(b) overjoyed — 'euphoric' means intensely happy; 'overjoyed' is the closest match.