NDA (II) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 48 of 147

Correct — C, 'specialist'. Used as a noun-modifier, 'a specialist surgeon' names a surgeon with expert training in one particular field, which is what an intricate operation demands. 'Special' merely means exceptional/particular, 'especial' is a formal variant of 'special', and 'specialised' describes training or equipment rather than the person — so 'specialist' is the natural, idiomatic collocation before 'surgeon'.

• (a)special — 'Special' means 'exceptional' or 'particular'; 'a special surgeon' does not convey the field-specific expert training the sentence calls for.
• (b)especial — 'Especial' is a formal, largely dated variant of 'special' (used before abstract nouns like 'especial care'); it does not collocate with 'surgeon'.
• (d)specialised — 'Specialised' describes activities, knowledge, or equipment ('specialised training/tools'), not the practitioner; 'a specialised surgeon' is unidiomatic where 'a specialist surgeon' is standard.

'Specialist' as a noun-modifier (specialist surgeon/doctor) denotes a person expert in a specific field; 'specialised' is an adjective for things/skills, and 'special/especial' mean exceptional or particular.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the best fit: 'The rare disease needs a ______ doctor.'

  • (a)special
  • (b)specialist
  • (c)especial
  • (d)specialised

  Answer(b) specialist — 'a specialist doctor' names an expert in that field.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  In which phrase is 'specialised' correct?

  • (a)a specialised surgeon
  • (b)specialised equipment
  • (c)a specialised doctor
  • (d)a specialised nurse

  Answer(b) specialised equipment — 'specialised' describes things, not the practitioner.