NDA (I) 2023 General Ability Test · Question 39 of 149

Correct — C, ignorance. 'Sagacity' is keen practical wisdom and sound judgement. 'Ignorance' — a lack of knowledge or understanding — is its direct opposite, so it is the antonym.

• (a)prudence — Careful good judgement — a synonym of 'sagacity', not its opposite.
• (b)wisdom — The core meaning of 'sagacity' itself, so it cannot be the antonym.
• (d)sapience — A formal word for wisdom or sagacity — again a synonym, not the contrast.

An antonym item on 'sagacity' (wisdom and sound judgement); the opposite is the word denoting a lack of knowledge.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the word most opposite in meaning to 'astute'.

  • (a)shrewd
  • (b)naive
  • (c)canny
  • (d)perceptive

  Answer(b) naive — the other three all mean sharp-witted.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the word most opposite in meaning to 'discernment'.

  • (a)insight
  • (b)acumen
  • (c)obtuseness
  • (d)judgement

  Answer(c) obtuseness — dullness of perception is the opposite of discernment.