Verification of Truth of the Statement Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Correct answer: Two ends to connect

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A bridge carries a way across an obstacle, so it must have two ends to join - that is what distinguishes it from a pier or a platform. Pillars support some bridges; a suspension bridge hangs from cables and an arch bridge may spring from the banks themselves. A toll is a charge levied on some crossings and on very few. Steel is a modern material; bridges have been built of stone, timber, brick and rope for thousands of years.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Needles

A clock shows the time by its hands, or needles, moving over the dial. A battery is absent from a mechanical or pendulum clock, an alarm from most clocks, and a digital display has no printed numerals.

Answer: B

Correct answer: A tune

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A song is a musical composition meant to be sung, so a tune - a melody - is what makes it one. Words are the tempting answer, but a wordless vocal piece such as a lullaby hummed to a child, or a vocalise, is still a song. Instruments are not needed at all: unaccompanied singing is among the oldest forms of the art. And a chorus is a structural feature of many popular songs but absent from a great deal of music, including most art song and much folk music.

Answer: D

Correct answer: None of these

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A window is an opening in a wall, and it need have nothing else. Panes may be absent from an unglazed opening, and curtains and grilles are additions - so none of these is always present.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Secrets

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. To disclose is to make known what was hidden, so there must have been a secret to reveal. Agents may or may not be involved, and display and exposition are ways of showing rather than of revealing what was concealed.

Answer: D

Correct answer: A means of showing time

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A clock is an instrument for showing the time, so that function is what defines it, however it is displayed. Hands belong to analogue clocks alone; a digital clock has none. Numbers are absent from many designs, which mark the hours with lines, dots or nothing at all. A bell is a feature of striking clocks and alarm clocks, and most clocks are silent.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Sometimes

Children of different ages vary greatly in growth, and girls have their growth spurt earlier than boys, so a ten-year-old niece may well be taller than a twelve-year-old boy - but often she will not be. The statement is therefore true sometimes.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Disagreement

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A controversy is a dispute, and a dispute means disagreement. It may be conducted without dislike or passion, and injustice need not be involved at all.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Competitor

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A race is a contest, so there must be a competitor to race against. A judge, spectators and a prize are all common but dispensable.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Heart

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A living man must have a heart to circulate his blood. Teeth, feet and eyes may all be lost without ending life.