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.
Sikkim : Gangtok : : Manipur : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Imphal
The relation is state : its capital. Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim; Imphal is the capital of Manipur. Dispur is the capital of Assam and Shillong of Meghalaya.
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Line : Square : : Arc : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Circle
The relation is part : the figure it belongs to. A line is a side of a square; an arc is a part of a circle. Spheres and balls are solids rather than plane figures.
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Convoy : Ships : : Deputation : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Representatives
The relation is collective : what it is composed of. A convoy is a group of ships travelling together under protection; a deputation is a group of representatives sent to present a case on others’ behalf.
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Tanning : Leather : : Pyrotechnics : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Fireworks
The relation is process : what it produces. Tanning produces leather from hides; pyrotechnics produces fireworks - the word means, literally, the art of fire.
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Starvation : Nutrition : : Exhaustion : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Energy
The relation is deficiency : what is lacking. Starvation is a want of nutrition; exhaustion is a want of energy. Courage and freshness are qualities of spirit rather than what the exhausted body has run out of.
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Bollworm : Cotton : :Gundhi bug : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Rice
The relation is pest : the crop it attacks. The bollworm bores into the bolls of cotton; the gundhi bug sucks the milky grain of rice in the ear, leaving it shrivelled and giving the crop its characteristic smell.
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Accident : Carefulness : : Disease : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Sanitation
The relation is misfortune : what prevents it. Accidents are prevented by carefulness; disease is prevented by sanitation - clean water, drainage and hygiene. Treatment and medicine come after the disease has been caught.
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Annotate : Text : : Caption : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Photograph
The relation is explanatory addition : what it is attached to. An annotation is added to a text; a caption is added to a photograph, telling the reader what is shown.
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Physiology : Biology : : Metaphysics : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Philosophy
The relation is branch : the discipline it belongs to. Physiology is a branch of biology, dealing with how living bodies function; metaphysics is a branch of philosophy, dealing with the nature of being and reality.
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Shark : Fish : : Lavender : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Shrub
The relation is particular kind : the class it belongs to. A shark is a fish; lavender is a shrub - a small woody perennial of the mint family, grown for its scented flowers.
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