NDA (I & II) 2020 General Ability Test · Question 21 of 148

Correct — C, annulment. This is a synonym item asking for the word nearest to 'divorce'. Both 'divorce' and 'annulment' name the formal legal ending of a marriage, so 'annulment' is the closest match; the other options do not denote a legal dissolution.

• (a)detachment — 'Detachment' means emotional distance or aloofness, not the legal ending of a marriage.
• (b)breaking down — 'Breaking down' describes a collapse or failure (of a machine, a talk, or health) and does not name the legal act of divorce.
• (d)punishment — 'Punishment' is a penalty for wrongdoing and is unrelated to ending a marriage.

This is a synonym item — pick the word nearest in meaning to 'divorce'; 'annulment' shares the sense of a formal legal ending of a marriage.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'dissolution'.

  • (a)creation
  • (b)termination
  • (c)growth
  • (d)revival

  Answer(b) termination — 'dissolution' means the formal ending of something, which 'termination' conveys.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'estrangement'.

  • (a)friendship
  • (b)alienation
  • (c)reunion
  • (d)loyalty

  Answer(b) alienation — 'estrangement' is a falling-out that leaves people apart, matching 'alienation'.