NDA (II) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 42 of 149

Correct — B, condemnable. 'Praiseworthy' means deserving praise, so its opposite is 'condemnable' — deserving strong disapproval. The remaining choices are all synonyms of praiseworthy.

• (a)admirable — 'Admirable' means deserving admiration — a synonym of praiseworthy, not its opposite.
• (c)commendable — 'Commendable' means deserving commendation or praise — again a synonym.
• (d)creditable — 'Creditable' means bringing credit or deserving praise — the same positive sense as praiseworthy.

This is an antonym item — pick the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word 'praiseworthy' (deserving praise); the opposite is 'condemnable', while the other options are synonyms of praiseworthy.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'commendable'.

  • (a)laudable
  • (b)blameworthy
  • (c)admirable
  • (d)worthy

  Answer(b) blameworthy — the opposite of 'commendable' (the rest are synonyms).

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'meritorious'.

  • (a)deserving
  • (b)reprehensible
  • (c)worthy
  • (d)praiseworthy

  Answer(b) reprehensible — 'meritorious' deserves praise; 'reprehensible' deserves blame.