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.
House : Garbage : : Ore : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Gangue
The relation is source : the worthless matter left over. A house yields garbage; ore yields gangue, the valueless rock separated from the mineral during dressing. Dregs are the sediment of a liquid.
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HongKong : China : : Vatican : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Rome
The relation is enclave : the territory that surrounds it. Hong Kong lies within China; the Vatican lies wholly within Rome, an independent state of some 44 hectares inside the Italian capital.
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Steel : Rails : : Alnico : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Magnets
The relation is alloy : what it is used to make. Steel is rolled into rails; Alnico - aluminium, nickel and cobalt with iron - is used for permanent magnets, for which it was developed.
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Poodle : Dog : : Moose : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Deer
The relation is particular kind : the family it belongs to. A poodle is a breed of dog; a moose is the largest member of the deer family.
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Push : Pull : : Throw : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Pick
The relation is action : its opposite. Push is the opposite of pull; to throw away is the opposite of to pick up. Jumping and collecting are unrelated actions.
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Wimbledon Trophy:Tennis ::Walker's cup:?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Golf
The relation is trophy : the sport it is awarded in. Wimbledon is tennis; the Walker Cup is the amateur golf match played between Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
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Skeleton:Body::Grammar:?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Language
The relation is framework : the whole it supports. The skeleton is the frame on which the body is built; grammar is the frame that holds a language together. Meaning is carried by the language, not its structure.
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Atom:Matter::Particle:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Dust
The relation is smallest unit : the mass made of it. Matter is composed of atoms; dust is composed of particles. Protons and electrons are parts of an atom rather than what particles compose.
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Disease:Pathology::Planet :?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Astronomy
The relation is subject : the science that studies it. Disease is studied by pathology; planets by astronomy. Astrology claims to read meaning into their positions and is not a science; geology studies the earth’s rocks.
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Doctor : Patient :: Lawyer : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Client
A doctor renders professional service to a patient, and the corresponding recipient of a lawyer’s service is the client. Judge and court name the setting in which a lawyer works, not the person served.
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