NDA (II) 2019 General Ability Test · Question 9 of 148

Correct — C, foul. 'Nasty' means offensive, unpleasant or morally objectionable, and 'foul' carries the same sense of something disgusting and repugnant, so it is the nearest synonym.

• (a)nice — 'Nice' means pleasant and agreeable — the direct opposite of nasty.
• (b)fastidious — 'Fastidious' means very attentive to detail and hard to please; it describes fussiness, not offensiveness.
• (d)finicky — 'Finicky' means fussy over small details; like fastidious it concerns being particular, not being nasty.

This is a synonym item — pick the word nearest in meaning to 'nasty' (offensive, disgusting); the closest match is 'foul'.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'repugnant'.

  • (a)pleasant
  • (b)disgusting
  • (c)attractive
  • (d)neat

  Answer(b) disgusting — 'repugnant' means causing intense distaste, i.e., disgusting.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'vile'.

  • (a)noble
  • (b)wicked
  • (c)pure
  • (d)kind

  Answer(b) wicked — 'vile' means morally bad and repulsive, which 'wicked' conveys.