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.
Foresight : Anticipation : : Insomnia : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Sleeplessness
The relation is word : its plain meaning. Foresight is anticipation; insomnia is sleeplessness - a persistent inability to fall or stay asleep.
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Tungsten : Filament : : Bronze : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Ornaments
The relation is metal : what it is used to make. Tungsten is drawn into the filament of a lamp, because it withstands white heat; bronze is cast into ornaments and statues. Copper and tin are what bronze is made of.
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Claymore : Sword : : Beretta : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Gun
The relation is particular make : the class of weapon. A claymore is a sword - the great two-handed blade of the Scottish Highlands; a Beretta is a gun, made by the Italian firm of that name.
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Indolence : Work : : Taciturn : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Speak
The relation is disinclination : what one is disinclined to do. Indolence is a disinclination to work; a taciturn person is disinclined to speak, saying little even when addressed.
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Aflatoxin : Food poison : : Histamine : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Allergy
The relation is substance : the condition it causes. Aflatoxin, produced by moulds on stored grain and nuts, causes food poisoning; histamine, released by the body’s mast cells, produces the swelling, itching and sneezing of an allergy.
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Bald : Blond : : Barren : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Fertile
The relation is lacking : possessing. Bald is the opposite of having hair, so its counterpart is blond; barren land is the opposite of fertile land. Vegetation is what fertile land carries rather than the quality itself.
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Catalogue : Library Books : :Index : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Contents
The relation is list : what it catalogues. A catalogue lists the books a library holds; an index lists the contents of a book, showing where each subject is treated. The preface introduces it and the chapters are its divisions.
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Tobacco : Nerves : : Alcohol : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Liver
The relation is substance : the organ it chiefly harms. Tobacco acts on the nerves, nicotine being a stimulant of the nervous system; alcohol acts on the liver, where it is metabolised and where prolonged excess produces cirrhosis.
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Man : Shout : : Crow : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Caw
The relation is creature : the sound it makes. A man shouts; a crow caws, its harsh single note. Chirping belongs to the smaller birds.
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Muslim : Mosque : : Sikhs : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Gurudwara
The relation is community : its place of worship. Muslims worship in a mosque; Sikhs in a gurudwara, where the Guru Granth Sahib is installed. The Golden Temple is one particular gurudwara, and a fire temple belongs to the Parsis.
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