NDA (I) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 18 of 150

Correct — D, inevitable. 'Imminent' means about to happen — impending, close at hand. Of the four choices, only 'inevitable' (bound to happen, unavoidable) shares that sense of an outcome sure to come; 'distant' and 'unlikely' are its opposites and 'timely' (well-timed) is unrelated. Strictly 'imminent' stresses nearness in time while 'inevitable' stresses certainty, so it is the nearest available match here rather than an exact synonym.

• (a)timely — 'Timely' means happening at a suitable or opportune moment; it says nothing about an event being close at hand or bound to occur.
• (b)distant — 'Distant' means far off in time or space — the direct opposite of something that is imminent.
• (c)unlikely — 'Unlikely' means improbable; imminent implies an event that is about to occur, not one that probably will not.

In a nearest-in-meaning item, pick the option that shares the core sense of the underlined word. 'Imminent' carries the idea of an event that is about to happen and can hardly be avoided.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'impending': A sense of impending danger filled the room.

  • (a)approaching
  • (b)distant
  • (c)harmless
  • (d)delayed

  Answer(a) approaching — 'impending' means about to happen, close at hand.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'imminent'.

  • (a)remote
  • (b)looming
  • (c)optional
  • (d)gradual

  Answer(b) looming — both describe something about to occur.