NDA (I) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 40 of 150

Correct — C, Swollen or distended. 'Turgid' means swollen or distended — as with a turgid river or turgid plant cells; by extension it also describes writing that is pompous and overblown, but the literal core meaning is 'swollen'.

• (a)Determined or loyal — Determined or loyal is 'staunch' or 'steadfast' — a character trait unrelated to swelling.
• (b)Dirty or untidy — Dirty or untidy is 'squalid' or 'grimy'; the near-rhyme with 'turbid' (muddy) may mislead, but turgid means swollen.
• (d)Excited or upset — Excited or upset is 'agitated'; turgid describes physical swelling, not emotional state.

A word-meaning item on 'turgid' — swollen or distended — where the near-twin 'turbid' (muddy/cloudy) is the classic confusion.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the word closest in meaning to 'turgid':

  • (a)shrunken
  • (b)swollen
  • (c)muddy
  • (d)loyal

  Answer(b) swollen — turgid means distended; 'muddy' would be 'turbid'.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The word 'turbid' most nearly means:

  • (a)swollen
  • (b)cloudy or muddy
  • (c)calm
  • (d)loyal

  Answer(b) cloudy or muddy — its look-alike 'turgid' instead means swollen.