NDA (II) 2019 General Ability Test · Question 20 of 148

Correct — D, unknown. 'Prominent' means important, famous and widely recognised, so its opposite is 'unknown' — not familiar to people, obscure. 'Renowned' and 'eminent' are synonyms of prominent, and 'distinguishable' merely means able to be told apart, so none of them reverses the meaning.

• (a)renowned — 'Renowned' means widely celebrated — a synonym of prominent, not its opposite.
• (b)distinguishable — 'Distinguishable' means able to be identified or told apart; it does not mean the opposite of famous.
• (c)eminent — 'Eminent' means distinguished and respected — a synonym of prominent, not an antonym.

This is an antonym item, so reverse 'prominent' (famous, notable); the opposite of well-known is obscure — unknown.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'famous'.

  • (a)celebrated
  • (b)renowned
  • (c)obscure
  • (d)noted

  Answer(c) obscure — 'famous' means widely known; 'obscure' (little known) is its opposite.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the antonym of 'eminent'.

  • (a)distinguished
  • (b)lowly
  • (c)notable
  • (d)illustrious

  Answer(b) lowly — 'eminent' means high in rank or reputation; 'lowly' is its opposite.