NDA (I) 2022 General Ability Test · Question 31 of 150

Correct — B, refined. 'Crude' describes someone rough, unpolished or unrefined in manner, so its opposite is 'refined', meaning polished and cultivated.

• (a)coarse — 'Coarse' means rough and unrefined, which is a synonym of 'crude' rather than its opposite — the classic same-meaning trap.
• (c)eager — 'Eager' means keen or enthusiastic; it has nothing to do with refinement, so it cannot be the opposite of crude.
• (d)balanced — 'Balanced' means even-tempered or stable; it opposes 'unstable', not the rough-and-unrefined sense of crude.

An antonym item — 'crude' means rough or unrefined, so the opposite is 'refined', meaning polished and cultivated.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'rough'.

  • (a)smooth
  • (b)harsh
  • (c)coarse
  • (d)jagged

  Answer(a) smooth — 'rough' is uneven, whereas 'smooth' is even, so it is the opposite.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'vulgar'.

  • (a)refined
  • (b)rude
  • (c)crass
  • (d)common

  Answer(a) refined — 'vulgar' is coarse or tasteless, whereas 'refined' is polished, so it is the opposite.