NDA (I & II) 2020 General Ability Test · Question 6 of 148

Correct — B, colder. In this sentence 'warmer' refers to temperature, so its opposite is 'colder' (lower in temperature).

• (a)friendlier — 'Friendlier' opposes a different sense of 'warm' (affectionate); it does not oppose the temperature meaning used here, so it is a trap.
• (c)wilder — 'Wilder' means more untamed or uncontrolled — unrelated to temperature.
• (d)heavier — 'Heavier' refers to weight or mass, not temperature, so it is not the antonym of 'warmer'.

An antonym item — 'warmer' is used in the temperature sense here, so the opposite is 'colder'; 'friendlier' plays on the unrelated 'warm equals affectionate' sense.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'heated'.

  • (a)cooled
  • (b)boiled
  • (c)warmed
  • (d)burned

  Answer(a) cooled — 'heated' means made hot, so its opposite is 'cooled'.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'warm' (temperature).

  • (a)tepid
  • (b)chilly
  • (c)mild
  • (d)cosy

  Answer(b) chilly — in the temperature sense, the opposite of 'warm' is 'chilly' (unpleasantly cold).