NDA (I & II) 2020 General Ability Test · Question 22 of 148

Correct — B, amiable. This is a synonym item for 'gentle'. 'Amiable' means friendly, good-natured and pleasant, which is exactly the mild, kindly temperament conveyed by a 'gentle disposition', so it is the nearest in meaning.

• (a)harmful — 'Harmful' means causing damage or injury — the opposite of a gentle nature.
• (c)cunning — 'Cunning' means sly or crafty, a negative trait quite different from gentleness.
• (d)adjusting — 'Adjusting' means adaptable or accommodating; it is about flexibility, not the mild kindliness of 'gentle'.

This is a synonym item — pick the word nearest in meaning to 'gentle'; 'amiable' captures the friendly, good-natured temperament.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'affable'.

  • (a)hostile
  • (b)cordial
  • (c)gloomy
  • (d)rigid

  Answer(b) cordial — 'affable' means warm and easy to talk to, matching 'cordial'.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'benign'.

  • (a)kindly
  • (b)cruel
  • (c)greedy
  • (d)noisy

  Answer(a) kindly — 'benign' means gentle and kind, so 'kindly' is the closest.