NDA (I & II) 2020 General Ability Test · Question 8 of 148

Correct — D, agreement. A 'debate' is an argument or dispute, so its opposite is 'agreement', a state of shared opinion or accord.

• (a)contend — 'Contend' means to argue or assert in dispute — a synonym of debating, not its opposite.
• (b)moot — 'Moot' means to raise or debate a point for discussion, again close to 'debate' rather than its antonym.
• (c)wrangle — 'Wrangle' means to argue noisily or at length — another synonym of disputing, so not the opposite.

An antonym item — 'debate' is a dispute, and its opposite is 'agreement'; contend, moot and wrangle all mean to argue, so they cluster on the wrong side.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'dispute'.

  • (a)quarrel
  • (b)consensus
  • (c)clash
  • (d)feud

  Answer(b) consensus — 'dispute' means disagreement, so its opposite is 'consensus' (general agreement).

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'conflict'.

  • (a)discord
  • (b)harmony
  • (c)strife
  • (d)friction

  Answer(b) harmony — 'conflict' means clash or disagreement, so its opposite is 'harmony'.