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.
Push : Pull : : Throw : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Pick
The relation is action : its opposite. Push is the opposite of pull; to throw away is the opposite of to pick up. Jumping and collecting are unrelated actions.
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Wimbledon Trophy:Tennis ::Walker's cup:?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Golf
The relation is trophy : the sport it is awarded in. Wimbledon is tennis; the Walker Cup is the amateur golf match played between Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
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Skeleton:Body::Grammar:?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Language
The relation is framework : the whole it supports. The skeleton is the frame on which the body is built; grammar is the frame that holds a language together. Meaning is carried by the language, not its structure.
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Atom:Matter::Particle:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Dust
The relation is smallest unit : the mass made of it. Matter is composed of atoms; dust is composed of particles. Protons and electrons are parts of an atom rather than what particles compose.
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Disease:Pathology::Planet :?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Astronomy
The relation is subject : the science that studies it. Disease is studied by pathology; planets by astronomy. Astrology claims to read meaning into their positions and is not a science; geology studies the earth’s rocks.
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Doctor : Patient :: Lawyer : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Client
A doctor renders professional service to a patient, and the corresponding recipient of a lawyer’s service is the client. Judge and court name the setting in which a lawyer works, not the person served.
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Mature:Regressed :: Varied:?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Monotonous
The relation is word : its opposite. Mature is the opposite of regressed; varied is the opposite of monotonous - unchanging and all of one kind. Decorous means seemly and obsolete means out of use.
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Naphthalene : Coal tar : : Dyes : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Petroleum
The relation is product : the raw material it is derived from. Naphthalene is distilled from coal tar; modern synthetic dyes are built from the aromatic intermediates of petroleum. Oils and chemicals are too general to name a source.
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Darwin : Evolution : : Archimedes : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Buoyancy
The relation is scientist : the principle he is remembered for. Darwin gave the theory of evolution by natural selection; Archimedes gave the principle of buoyancy - that a body immersed in a fluid is pushed up by a force equal to the weight of fluid it displaces.
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Hot : Oven : : Cold : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Refrigerator
The relation is condition : the appliance that produces it. An oven produces heat; a refrigerator produces cold, by pumping heat out of its interior. Ice cream is a thing kept cold, and an air conditioner cools a room rather than storing goods.
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