NDA (II) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 49 of 149

Correct — B, amenable. 'Dogmatic' means asserting rigid opinions as if beyond question, so its opposite is 'amenable' — open to reason and willing to go along with others.

• (a)assertive — 'Assertive' means forcefully self-assured — it echoes the insistent side of dogmatic rather than opposing it.
• (c)bold — 'Bold' means confident and daring; it leans towards dogmatic's forcefulness, not against it.
• (d)rigid — 'Rigid' means inflexible and unbending — a direct synonym of dogmatic.

This is an antonym item — pick the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word 'dogmatic' (rigidly opinionated); the opposite is 'amenable', while the other options echo its forceful, inflexible sense.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'inflexible'.

  • (a)rigid
  • (b)accommodating
  • (c)firm
  • (d)unbending

  Answer(b) accommodating — the opposite of 'inflexible' (the rest are synonyms).

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'opinionated'.

  • (a)assertive
  • (b)open-minded
  • (c)stubborn
  • (d)dogmatic

  Answer(b) open-minded — 'opinionated' clings to fixed views; 'open-minded' is its opposite.