NDA (I) 2023 General Ability Test · Question 40 of 149

Correct — C, originates. To 'culminate' is to reach the end or highest point; here the river ends by emptying into the Bay of Bengal. 'Originates' means to begin or have its source — the opposite of ending, so it is the antonym.

• (a)concludes — Means to end or finish — a synonym of 'culminates' in this context, not its opposite.
• (b)flows — Describes the river's movement toward its end; it does not reverse the sense of reaching the end.
• (d)merges — Means to combine with or empty into — consistent with the river ending in the sea, so not the antonym.

An antonym item on 'culminates' (comes to an end or high point); the opposite is the word meaning to begin or have its source.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

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

  • (a)start
  • (b)begin
  • (c)terminate
  • (d)initiate

  Answer(c) terminate — to end is the opposite of to commence.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The point where a river ends is its mouth; what is the opposite, where it begins?

  • (a)delta
  • (b)source
  • (c)estuary
  • (d)confluence

  Answer(b) source — a river originates at its source and ends at its mouth.