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NDA 2 2025 GAT, question 40

Topic: Word meanings

Directions · Q36 to Q40

Given below are words/expressions/jargons followed by four options. Identify the most appropriate option that defines the word/expression/jargon in each instance, and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

Q40

Smug :

  1. (a) Too confident about one’s own achievementsCorrect answer
  2. (b) Too eager to help or obey someone important
  3. (c) Too emotional or dramatic
  4. (d) Too eager to bottle up conflicts

Solution.

Answer: (a) Too confident about one’s own achievements

  1. “Smug” means excessively self-satisfied, often about one’s achievements or qualities.
  2. Option (a) is the closest description, rather than eagerness to please, emotionality or suppression of conflict.