NDA (II) 2022 GAT Q15: The itinerary of the group's visit to the hills was given

Q: What is the answer to NDA (II) 2022 GAT Q15?

C. Correct — C, schedule. An itinerary is the planned route and timetable of a journey, so 'schedule' — a plan of what happens when — is the nearest equivalent. The word traces back to Latin iter, a journey, the same root that gives English 'itinerant'.

NDA (II) 2022 General Ability Test · Question 15 of 150

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The itinerary of the group's visit to the hills was given to everyone.

(a)invitation
(b)information
(c)schedule
(d)names

Answer

Why

Correct — C, schedule. An itinerary is the planned route and timetable of a journey, so 'schedule' — a plan of what happens when — is the nearest equivalent. The word traces back to Latin iter, a journey, the same root that gives English 'itinerant'.

Why the others are wrong

(a)invitation — An invitation asks somebody to come; it is not the plan of the trip itself.
(b)information — 'Information' is a category word that covers all four options, and a synonym item wants the precise equivalent rather than the broad heading.
(d)names — A list of names records who is going, not where the group goes or when.

Concept

A synonym item on 'itinerary' — the planned route and timetable of a journey — whose nearest equivalent is 'schedule'.

The safe-looking general word is the trap. 'Information' is true of an itinerary, but it is equally true of an invitation and of a list of names, and a word that fits everything identifies nothing. Ask instead what an itinerary does that the others do not: it sets out the sequence and timing of a trip, which is what a schedule does.

Key facts

'Itinerary' comes from Latin iter, meaning journey or route.
The related adjective 'itinerant' describes someone who travels from place to place for work.
An itinerary lists places, dates and timings; a schedule lists events against times.

Study next

Travel vocabulary — itinerary, itinerant, expedition, sojournSchedule, agenda, roster and timetable comparedRejecting category words in favour of precise equivalentsLatin iter inside itinerary and itinerant

Common traps

Settling for 'information' because it is broadly true of an itinerary.
Choosing 'invitation' from the mention of a group visit.

Asked as a synonym item — choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined word 'itinerary'.

Related PYQs

No directly related past PYQ was found.

Practice

practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the meaning of 'itinerant'.
- (a)firmly settled in one place
- (b)travelling from place to place
- (c)travelling in great comfort
- (d)unable to travel
Answer(b) travelling from place to place — it shares the journey root with itinerary.
practice — not a real PYQ
Select the phrase nearest in meaning to 'agenda'.
- (a)a list of items to be dealt with
- (b)a payment receipt
- (c)a road map
- (d)a personal diary
Answer(a) a list of items to be dealt with — an agenda orders business the way an itinerary orders a journey.