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.
Appreciation : Reward : : Disgrace : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Punishment
The relation is judgement : what follows from it. Appreciation is followed by a reward; disgrace is followed by punishment. Guilt and allegation come before the judgement rather than after it.
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Retirement : Service : : Dismissal : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Employment
The relation is ending : what is ended. Retirement ends a period of service; dismissal ends an employment. One is voluntary and honourable, the other imposed, but both terminate the same kind of relation.
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Naphthalene : Woolen : : Antibiotic : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Body
The relation is protective agent : what it protects. Naphthalene balls protect woollens from moths; an antibiotic protects the body from bacterial infection. Germs are what it acts against, not what it guards.
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Drummer : Orchestra : : Minister : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Cabinet
The relation is member : the body he belongs to. A drummer is one player in an orchestra; a minister is one member of the cabinet. A department is what he administers and a constituency is what elects him.
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Sugar : Molasses : : Gasoline : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Petroleum
The relation is product : the raw material it is refined from. Sugar is refined from cane juice, leaving molasses as its by-product; gasoline is distilled from petroleum. A mine and a drill are the means of getting at it.
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Novice : Learner : : Harbinger : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Messenger
The relation is word : its plainer synonym. A novice is a learner; a harbinger is a messenger - one who goes before to announce what is coming, as the first swallow is a harbinger of spring.
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Sikkim : Gangtok : : Manipur : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Imphal
The relation is state : its capital. Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim; Imphal is the capital of Manipur. Dispur is the capital of Assam and Shillong of Meghalaya.
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Line : Square : : Arc : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Circle
The relation is part : the figure it belongs to. A line is a side of a square; an arc is a part of a circle. Spheres and balls are solids rather than plane figures.
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Convoy : Ships : : Deputation : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Representatives
The relation is collective : what it is composed of. A convoy is a group of ships travelling together under protection; a deputation is a group of representatives sent to present a case on others’ behalf.
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Tanning : Leather : : Pyrotechnics : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Fireworks
The relation is process : what it produces. Tanning produces leather from hides; pyrotechnics produces fireworks - the word means, literally, the art of fire.
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