NDA (II) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 50 of 147

Correct — C, 'stranded'. 'Stranded' means left stuck and unable to move on — exactly what a sudden landslide does to vehicles caught on the highway. 'Stationery' means writing materials (a homophone trap for 'stationary'), 'stationed' means deliberately posted to a place, and 'straggle' is a verb, none of which fits an adjective slot describing trapped vehicles.

• (a)stationery — 'Stationery' refers to writing materials (paper, envelopes) and is a homophone trap for 'stationary' (not moving); it makes no sense describing vehicles.
• (b)stationed — 'Stationed' means posted or assigned to a location on purpose (troops stationed at a border); vehicles caught by a landslide are stuck involuntarily, not deliberately positioned.
• (d)straggle — 'Straggle' is a verb meaning to trail or lag behind; it cannot fill the adjective slot before 'vehicles', and it does not convey being trapped.

'Stranded' = left stuck/unable to leave. Contrast the traps: 'stationery' (writing goods) vs 'stationary' (not moving), 'stationed' (posted on purpose), and 'straggle' (verb: to lag behind).

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the best fit: 'The floods left hundreds of passengers ______ at the station.'

  • (a)stationery
  • (b)stranded
  • (c)stationed
  • (d)straggle

  Answer(b) stranded — the passengers are stuck and unable to leave.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Which word means 'writing materials'?

  • (a)stationary
  • (b)stationery
  • (c)stationed
  • (d)stranded

  Answer(b) stationery — 'stationery' is paper/envelopes; 'stationary' means not moving.