NDA (II) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 5 of 147

Correct — A, invasion. 'Incursion' means a sudden hostile entry into, or raid upon, another's territory, which is exactly what an 'invasion' is; the two are synonyms.

• (b)intensive — Means concentrated or thorough (as in effort or degree); unrelated to a hostile entry into territory.
• (c)severe — Means harsh or extreme in degree; it describes intensity, not an act of entering territory.
• (d)intervention — Means stepping in to alter a situation (often to help or mediate); it lacks the hostile, invading sense of 'incursion'.

A synonym item: 'incursion' (a raid or hostile entry) matches 'invasion'.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the word closest in meaning to 'incursion'.

  • (a)retreat
  • (b)raid
  • (c)treaty
  • (d)truce

  Answer(b) raid — an incursion is a raid or hostile entry.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  'Intervention' most nearly means —

  • (a)hostile invasion
  • (b)stepping in to influence a situation
  • (c)total withdrawal
  • (d)surrender

  Answer(b) stepping in to influence a situation — intervention is interceding, not invading.