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.
Newspaper : Press : : Cloth: ?
Answer: E
Correct answer: Mill
The relation is product : place where it is made. A newspaper comes off the press; cloth comes off the mill. A tailor works cloth after it is woven, fibre is the raw material rather than the place, and “factory” is too general to be the specific term.
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Yard : Inch : : Quart : ?
Answer: C
A yard is a larger measure than an inch (a yard contains 36 inches). A quart is a larger measure than an ounce (a quart contains 32 ounces).
choice A is incorrect because it is larger than a quart. Choices B,D and E are incorrect because they are not units of measurement.
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Doctor : Nurse : : ? : Follower
Answer: B
Correct answer: Leader
The relation is the one who directs : the one who assists or follows. A doctor directs and the nurse assists; a leader directs and the follower follows. Employer, manager and worker describe positions in a business rather than the leading-and-following pair the analogy needs.
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Moon : Satellite : : Earth : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Planet
The relation is body : the class it belongs to. The moon is a satellite, since it orbits a planet; the earth is a planet, since it orbits a star. The solar system is the whole assembly rather than a class of body.
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Forecast : Future : : Regret : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Past
The relation is act : the time it is directed at. To forecast is to speak of the future; to regret is to look back on the past. Atonement is something one may do about a regret, not the time it concerns.
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Mumbai : Maharashtra : : Karnataka : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Bangalore
The relation is capital : its state, taken in reverse in the second pair. Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra, and the capital of Karnataka is Bangalore. Kerala, Gujarat and Rajasthan are states, not cities.
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Cattle : Herd : : Sheep : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Flock
The relation is animal : its collective noun. Cattle move in a herd, sheep in a flock. A swarm is of insects, a shoal of fish, and a crowd or mob of people.
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Vigilant : Alert : : Viable : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Feasible
The relation is word : its synonym. Vigilant means alert; viable means feasible - capable of being done or of surviving. The other choices describe qualities a viable plan might have, but they do not mean the same thing.
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Clock : Time : : Thermometer : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Temperature
The relation is instrument : the quantity it measures. A clock measures time; a thermometer measures temperature. Heat and energy are related quantities but they are not what the scale of a thermometer reads.
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Influenza : Virus : : Typhoid : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Bacteria
The relation is disease : the kind of organism that causes it. Influenza is caused by a virus; typhoid by a bacterium, Salmonella typhi. Protozoa cause malaria and amoebiasis, not typhoid.
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