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.
Tractor : Trailer : : Horse : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Cart
The relation is puller : what it draws. A tractor draws a trailer; a horse draws a cart. A stable houses the horse and a saddle is worn by it; neither is drawn behind it.
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Water : Convection : : Space : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Radiation
The relation is medium : how heat travels through it. In water, heat moves chiefly by convection, the bulk motion of the fluid; through the vacuum of space no matter is available, so heat travels only by radiation. Conduction also needs matter.
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Odometer : Mileage : : Compass : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Direction
The relation is instrument : what it indicates. An odometer records mileage; a compass shows direction. The needle is part of the compass rather than what it tells you.
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Pen : Poet : : Needle : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Tailor
The relation is tool : the one who uses it. The pen is the poet’s instrument; the needle is the tailor’s. Thread and buttons are materials, and sewing is the activity rather than the person.
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Reptile : Lizard : : Flower : ?
Answer: C
A lizard is a type of reptile; a daisy is a type of flower. A petal and a stem are parts of a flower, not types of flowers. Alligator is another type of reptile, not a type of flower. So the answer is Daisy.
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Gun : Bullet : : Chimney : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Smoke
The relation is structure : what issues from it. A gun discharges a bullet; a chimney discharges smoke. The roof and the house are parts of the building rather than what comes out of the chimney.
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Scribble : Write : : Stammer : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Speak
The relation is faulty performance : the activity performed badly. To scribble is to write carelessly; to stammer is to speak haltingly. Walking, playing and dancing are unrelated activities.
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Errata : Books : : Flaws : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Metals
The relation is defect : where it is found. Errata are the mistakes found in books; flaws are the defects found in metals - cracks and inclusions in a casting. A manuscript would take errata too, so it does not give the fresh pairing the analogy needs.
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Cup : Lip : : Bird : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Beak
The relation is vessel : the part it is brought to, or more simply whole : the part that takes in food. Drink passes from the cup to the lip; a bird takes its food with its beak. Bush, grass and forest are places, not parts of the bird.
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Ornithologist : Bird : : Archaeologist : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Archaeology
The relation is specialist : his subject. An ornithologist studies birds; an archaeologist studies archaeology, the material remains of the human past. Islands and aquatic life belong to other disciplines.
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