In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear.Choose the correct alternatives.
Cunning:Fox::Timid:?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Rabbit
The relation is quality : the animal proverbially associated with it. The fox stands for cunning; the rabbit stands for timidity. The ass is proverbially foolish and the horse strong.
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Matricide : Mother : : Homicide : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Human
The relation is killing : the victim it names. Matricide is the killing of one’s mother; homicide is the killing of a human being. Patricide names the father and infanticide the child.
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Food : Stomach : : Fuel : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Engine
The relation is fuel : where it is consumed. Food is digested in the stomach; fuel is burnt in the engine. A plane, a truck and a car are vehicles the engine is fitted to.
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Quail : Partridges : : Yak : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Oxen
The relation is animal : its plural or group form. A group of quail are partridges’ near kin among the game birds, and yaks belong with the oxen - the bovine family. Deer and antelope are separate families.
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Engineer : Map : : Bricklayer : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Template
The relation is worker : the pattern he works to. An engineer builds to a map or plan; a bricklayer works to a template, the profile that keeps an arch or a course true. Cement is his material and a mould belongs to the caster.
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Fire : Ashes : : Explosion : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Debris
The relation is event : what it leaves behind. A fire leaves ashes; an explosion leaves debris. Flame and sound accompany them while they happen rather than remaining afterwards.
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Aeroplane:Cockpit::Train:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Engine
The relation is vehicle : the part from which it is driven. An aeroplane is flown from the cockpit; a train is driven from the engine. Coaches, wagons and compartments are drawn along behind.
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Major:Battalion::Colonel:?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Regiment
The relation is rank : the unit it commands. A major commands a battalion; a colonel commands a regiment. A company is commanded by a major or captain, and an army by a general.
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Heart:Pericardium::Brain:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Cranium
The relation is organ : the case that encloses it. The heart lies in the pericardium; the brain lies in the cranium, the domed part of the skull that houses it. The skull includes the facial bones as well.
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Crow:Carrion::Leech:?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Blood
The relation is creature : what it feeds on. The crow feeds on carrion; the leech feeds on blood, which it draws through the sucker at each end of its body.
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