NDA (I & II) 2020 General Ability Test · Question 2 of 148

Correct — C, ignorant. The task is the opposite of the underlined 'educated' (well-informed, knowledgeable); 'ignorant' means lacking knowledge or awareness, so it is the clear antonym.

• (a)cerebral — 'Cerebral' means intellectual or knowledge-driven — closer in sense to 'educated', not its opposite.
• (b)enlightened — 'Enlightened' means well-informed and free of ignorance, a synonym of 'educated', so it is a trap.
• (d)erudite — 'Erudite' means having or showing great learning — another synonym of 'educated' rather than the opposite.

An antonym item — 'educated' means well-informed, and its opposite is 'ignorant'; the other three options (cerebral, enlightened, erudite) are near-synonyms.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'learned'.

  • (a)scholarly
  • (b)unlettered
  • (c)wise
  • (d)cultured

  Answer(b) unlettered — 'learned' means having much knowledge, so its opposite is 'unlettered' (uneducated).

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'knowledgeable'.

  • (a)informed
  • (b)clueless
  • (c)expert
  • (d)astute

  Answer(b) clueless — 'knowledgeable' means well-informed, so its opposite is 'clueless' (uninformed).