NDA (I) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 17 of 149

Correct — C, lazy. 'Industrious' means hardworking and diligent, and its opposite is 'lazy', meaning unwilling to work or make an effort, so it is the correct antonym.

• (a)active — 'Active' means energetic and busy — a synonym of industrious, not its opposite.
• (b)productive — 'Productive' means achieving a great deal; it too is close in meaning to industrious, not opposed to it.
• (d)disloyal — 'Disloyal' means unfaithful; it opposes 'loyal', not 'industrious'.

An antonym item — 'industrious' means hardworking, so its opposite is 'lazy'; 'active' and 'productive' are synonyms placed as traps.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'diligent'.

  • (a)careful
  • (b)negligent
  • (c)busy
  • (d)eager

  Answer(b) negligent — 'diligent' means careful and hardworking; 'negligent' means careless, so it is the opposite.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'industrious'.

  • (a)hardworking
  • (b)idle
  • (c)active
  • (d)busy

  Answer(b) idle — 'industrious' means hardworking; 'idle' means doing nothing, so it is the opposite.