NDA (II) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 43 of 149

Correct — A, progressive. 'Retrograde' means moving backward or reverting to a worse state, so its opposite is 'progressive' — moving forward and improving. The other choices share the backward, worsening sense.

• (b)negative — 'Negative' describes the same harmful, backward-tending direction as retrograde rather than opposing it.
• (c)retreating — 'Retreating' means drawing back — a synonym of the backward motion in retrograde.
• (d)reverse — 'Reverse' means going backward or in the opposite direction — again echoing retrograde, not opposing it.

This is an antonym item — pick the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word 'retrograde' (backward-moving, regressive); the opposite is 'progressive', while the other options echo its backward sense.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'regressive'.

  • (a)backward
  • (b)progressive
  • (c)declining
  • (d)receding

  Answer(b) progressive — 'regressive' moves backward; 'progressive' moves forward (the rest are synonyms).

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'backward' (step).

  • (a)reverse
  • (b)forward
  • (c)retreating
  • (d)declining

  Answer(b) forward — the opposite of a 'backward' step (the others echo backward).