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.
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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Fear : Threat :: Anger : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Provocation
The relation is emotion : what arouses it. Fear is aroused by a threat; anger by a provocation. Panic is a stronger form of fear rather than its cause, and compulsion and force describe pressure rather than what makes one angry.
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Melt : Liquid : : Freeze : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Solid
The relation is process : the state it produces. Melting turns a substance into a liquid; freezing turns it into a solid. Ice is one particular solid rather than the state itself, and condensation produces a liquid from a gas.
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Paw : Cat : : Hoof : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Horse
The relation is foot : the animal that has it. A cat has a paw; a horse has a hoof. A lion also has paws, and while lambs and elephants have hooves and pads respectively, the horse is the standard match for the hoof.
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Eye : Myopia : : Teeth : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Pyorrhoea
The relation is organ : a disease of it. Myopia is a disorder of the eye; pyorrhoea is a disease of the gums and teeth. Cataract and trachoma also affect the eye, and eczema the skin.
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