NDA (II) 2022 General Ability Test · Question 1 of 150

Correct — B, dislike. The tested word is 'craving', an intense longing or strong desire for something, so its opposite has to point away from wanting — and 'dislike' is the only choice that reverses that pull. The other three either sit on the same side of desire or reverse a different word in the sentence.

• (a)like — 'Like' expresses a milder form of the same feeling. It points towards the thing wanted, not away from it, so it cannot reverse 'craving'.
• (c)discomfort — This reverses 'comfort', the word standing right beside the test word — a wrong-target trap rather than an opposite of 'craving'.
• (d)complacency — 'Complacency' means smug self-satisfaction with things as they are, and says nothing about wanting or not wanting something.

An antonym item on 'craving' — an intense longing or strong desire — whose reverse is an aversion, and 'dislike' is the only option standing on that side.

Sentence-based antonym items reward the two seconds you spend fixing the target word before looking at the choices. 'Comfort' sits right next to 'craving', and option (c) is built for anyone who reverses it by reflex. Once the target is settled, sort the rest by direction: 'like' pulls towards, 'dislike' pulls away, 'complacency' points at neither.

• 'Craving' is an intense longing, familiar from phrases such as a craving for sugar or for approval.
• Aversion, distaste and repugnance are stronger opposites of craving; of the four printed choices only 'dislike' stands on that side.
• 'Complacency' is self-satisfied contentment, whose opposite would be dissatisfaction or vigilance rather than desire.

• Reversing 'comfort' and picking 'discomfort' instead of reversing 'craving'.
• Reading 'like' as an opposite when it lies on the same side as 'craving'.

Asked as an antonym item — choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word 'craving'.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'craving'.

  • (a)longing
  • (b)aversion
  • (c)hunger
  • (d)appetite

  Answer(b) aversion — an aversion is a strong dislike, while longing, hunger and appetite all name the same desire.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'yearn'.

  • (a)pine
  • (b)shun
  • (c)long
  • (d)crave

  Answer(b) shun — to shun something is to keep away from it, the reverse of yearning for it.