NDA (II) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 44 of 149

Correct — C, unacceptable. Here 'palatable' means acceptable or agreeable to the mind, so its opposite is 'unacceptable'. The other three choices are synonyms of palatable.

• (a)acceptable — 'Acceptable' means satisfactory and welcome — a synonym of palatable in this figurative sense, not its opposite.
• (b)agreeable — 'Agreeable' means pleasing and to one's liking — again a synonym of palatable.
• (d)pleasant — 'Pleasant' means enjoyable and agreeable — the same positive sense as palatable.

This is an antonym item — pick the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word 'palatable' (acceptable, agreeable); the opposite is 'unacceptable', while the other options are synonyms of palatable.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'agreeable'.

  • (a)pleasant
  • (b)disagreeable
  • (c)acceptable
  • (d)welcome

  Answer(b) disagreeable — the opposite of 'agreeable' (the rest are synonyms).

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'acceptable'.

  • (a)satisfactory
  • (b)unacceptable
  • (c)adequate
  • (d)suitable

  Answer(b) unacceptable — the direct opposite of 'acceptable'.