NDA (II) 2024 General Ability Test · Question 5 of 141

Correct — A, reverential. 'Disdainful' means showing contempt or scorn — looking down on someone; its opposite is 'reverential' — showing deep respect. 'Derisive' (mocking), 'supercilious' (haughtily superior) and 'insolent' (rudely disrespectful) are all synonyms of disdainful, so the single respectful word, 'reverential', is the antonym.

• (b)derisive — 'Derisive' means expressing contempt or ridicule — a synonym of disdainful, not its opposite.
• (c)supercilious — 'Supercilious' means behaving as though superior to others — haughtily disdainful, again a synonym.
• (d)insolent — 'Insolent' means rude and disrespectful; it shares the scornful sense of disdainful rather than opposing it.

Antonym item: 'disdainful' (scornful, contemptuous) versus 'reverential' (deeply respectful); three distractors cluster around scorn, so the respectful option stands out.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the antonym of 'contemptuous'.

  • (a)scornful
  • (b)respectful
  • (c)sneering
  • (d)mocking

  Answer(b) respectful — 'contemptuous' means showing scorn; 'respectful' is its opposite.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'haughty'.

  • (a)arrogant
  • (b)proud
  • (c)humble
  • (d)snobbish

  Answer(c) humble — 'haughty' means arrogantly superior; 'humble' is its opposite.