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.
Scribble : Write : : Stammer : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Speak
The relation is faulty performance : the activity performed badly. To scribble is to write carelessly; to stammer is to speak haltingly. Walking, playing and dancing are unrelated activities.
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Errata : Books : : Flaws : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Metals
The relation is defect : where it is found. Errata are the mistakes found in books; flaws are the defects found in metals - cracks and inclusions in a casting. A manuscript would take errata too, so it does not give the fresh pairing the analogy needs.
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Cup : Lip : : Bird : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Beak
The relation is vessel : the part it is brought to, or more simply whole : the part that takes in food. Drink passes from the cup to the lip; a bird takes its food with its beak. Bush, grass and forest are places, not parts of the bird.
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Ornithologist : Bird : : Archaeologist : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Archaeology
The relation is specialist : his subject. An ornithologist studies birds; an archaeologist studies archaeology, the material remains of the human past. Islands and aquatic life belong to other disciplines.
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Breeze : Cyclone : : Drizzle : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Downpour
The relation is mild form : intense form. A breeze intensified becomes a cyclone; a drizzle intensified becomes a downpour. A storm involves wind as well as rain, and floods and earthquakes are different phenomena altogether.
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Peacock : India : : Bear : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Russia
The relation is national emblem : the country. The peacock is the national bird of India; the bear is the emblem long associated with Russia. The eagle stands for America and the lion for England.
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Car : Garage : : Aeroplane : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Hangar
The relation is vehicle : where it is housed. A car is kept in a garage; an aeroplane in a hangar. A port and a harbour shelter ships, and a depot holds buses or goods.
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Architect : Building : : Sculptor : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Statue
The relation is maker : what he makes. An architect designs a building; a sculptor makes a statue. Stone is his material and the chisel his tool; the museum only displays the finished work.
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Conference : Chairman :: Newspaper : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Editor
The relation is enterprise : the one who presides over it. A conference is presided over by its chairman; a newspaper by its editor, who decides what it prints. Reporters write for it and printers produce it, but neither is in charge.
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Oxygen : Burn : : Carbon dioxide : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Extinguish
The relation is gas : its effect on fire. Oxygen makes things burn; carbon dioxide extinguishes a fire, by displacing the oxygen and smothering the flame - which is why it fills fire extinguishers.
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