NDA (II) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 26 of 147

Correct — B, 'in any case'. The phrase 'in any case' means 'anyway / whatever happens', and it introduces a reason that holds regardless: there is no point telling him because he would not listen to me anyway. It links a reinforcing reason to the first clause, which is exactly what the sentence needs.

• (a)meanwhile — A temporal connector meaning 'at the same time / during the interval'; the blank calls for a supporting reason, not a reference to time.
• (c)in the meantime — Also purely temporal ('in the intervening period') — like 'meanwhile', it marks time rather than giving the reason the clause requires.
• (d)somehow — An adverb of manner meaning 'in some way or other'; it cannot link a reinforcing reason to the earlier statement.

'In any case' is a discourse marker meaning 'anyway / regardless' — it introduces a point that stands whatever else is true.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the option that best completes: 'There is no need to hurry; ________, the train has been delayed.'

  • (a)in any case
  • (b)meanwhile
  • (c)namely
  • (d)as regards

  Answer(a) in any case — it adds a reason that applies regardless of hurrying.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  'You start cooking; ________, I'll lay the table.' The best connective is —

  • (a)in any case
  • (b)meanwhile
  • (c)somehow
  • (d)on the contrary

  Answer(b) meanwhile — two actions happening at the same time call for the temporal 'meanwhile'.