NDA (I) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 5 of 150

Correct — A, transpire. In 'Only after a considerable period of contact does it transpire that the speech is so different...', the word 'transpire' means to come to light or become apparent — exactly 'come to be known'.

• (b)lingua franca — A lingua franca is a common language used between speakers of different tongues, not a verb meaning 'come to be known'.
• (c)straight — 'straight' (as in 'straight away') means immediately; it does not mean to become known.
• (d)variant — 'variant' means a differing form; it does not carry the sense 'come to be known' and does not even appear in this line.

A vocabulary-in-context item — pick the passage word whose meaning matches the gloss 'come to be known', which is 'transpire'.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Which word means 'to become known gradually'?

  • (a)transpire
  • (b)transcribe
  • (c)transfer
  • (d)transmit

  Answer(a) transpire — to come to light or become known over time.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  In 'It transpired that he had left', 'transpired' means —

  • (a)was hidden
  • (b)came to be known
  • (c)was forgotten
  • (d)was denied

  Answer(b) came to be known — the fact became apparent.