NDA (I) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 16 of 149

Correct — B, scarcity. 'Plenty' means a large or sufficient amount, and its opposite is 'scarcity', meaning shortage or lack, so it is the correct antonym.

• (a)ugliness — 'Ugliness' opposes beauty, not abundance; it is unrelated to quantity.
• (c)roughness — 'Roughness' opposes smoothness; it does not oppose 'plenty'.
• (d)dryness — 'Dryness' opposes wetness; it has no relation to the amount of something.

An antonym item — 'plenty' means abundance, so its opposite is 'scarcity' (shortage).

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'abundance'.

  • (a)plenty
  • (b)shortage
  • (c)wealth
  • (d)surplus

  Answer(b) shortage — 'abundance' is a large amount; 'shortage' is a lack, so it is the opposite.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'surplus'.

  • (a)excess
  • (b)deficit
  • (c)plenty
  • (d)store

  Answer(b) deficit — 'surplus' is more than needed; 'deficit' is a shortfall, so it is the opposite.