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.
Engineer : Map : : Bricklayer : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Template
The relation is worker : the pattern he works to. An engineer builds to a map or plan; a bricklayer works to a template, the profile that keeps an arch or a course true. Cement is his material and a mould belongs to the caster.
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Fire : Ashes : : Explosion : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Debris
The relation is event : what it leaves behind. A fire leaves ashes; an explosion leaves debris. Flame and sound accompany them while they happen rather than remaining afterwards.
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Aeroplane:Cockpit::Train:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Engine
The relation is vehicle : the part from which it is driven. An aeroplane is flown from the cockpit; a train is driven from the engine. Coaches, wagons and compartments are drawn along behind.
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Major:Battalion::Colonel:?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Regiment
The relation is rank : the unit it commands. A major commands a battalion; a colonel commands a regiment. A company is commanded by a major or captain, and an army by a general.
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Heart:Pericardium::Brain:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Cranium
The relation is organ : the case that encloses it. The heart lies in the pericardium; the brain lies in the cranium, the domed part of the skull that houses it. The skull includes the facial bones as well.
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Crow:Carrion::Leech:?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Blood
The relation is creature : what it feeds on. The crow feeds on carrion; the leech feeds on blood, which it draws through the sucker at each end of its body.
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Insert:Extract::Mighty:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Feeble
The relation is word : its opposite. To insert is the opposite of to extract; mighty is the opposite of feeble. Frail is close to feeble but weaker in force, and thin describes shape rather than strength.
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Pesticide : Crop : :Antiseptic : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Wound
The relation is agent : what it is applied to. A pesticide is applied to a crop to keep off pests; an antiseptic is applied to a wound to keep out infection. A bandage covers the wound afterwards.
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King : Throne : : Rider : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Saddle
The relation is person : the seat he occupies. A king sits on a throne; a rider sits in a saddle. The horse is what carries him, and a plain seat or chair is not his particular one.
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Ocean : Water : : Glacier : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Ice
The relation is mass : the substance it consists of. An ocean is a mass of water; a glacier is a mass of ice - snow compacted over years until it flows slowly downhill under its own weight.
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