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.
Visitor : Invitation : : Witness : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Subpoena
The relation is person : the summons that brings him. A visitor comes on an invitation, which may be declined; a witness comes on a subpoena, which may not - it is a court order compelling attendance.
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Mash : Horse : : Mast : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Pig
The relation is feed : the animal it is given to. Mash - boiled bran and grain - is fed to a horse; mast, the acorns and beechnuts fallen in a wood, is what pigs are turned out to eat.
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Doctor : Patient : : Lawyer : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Client
The relation is professional : the person he serves. A doctor attends a patient; a lawyer acts for a client. The accused is the client only in a criminal case, and a magistrate presides.
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Museum : Curator : : Prison : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Jailor
The relation is institution : the officer in charge of it. A museum is in the charge of a curator; a prison in the charge of a jailor, who keeps the inmates and the keys.
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Soap : Wash : : Broom : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Sweep
The relation is implement : the action it performs. Soap is used to wash; a broom is used to sweep. Cleaning is the general purpose and the floor is what is swept.
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Wax : Grease : : Milk : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Curd
The relation is substance : what it becomes when it sets or thickens. Wax is the thickened form of grease; milk sets into curd when its lactose is turned to lactic acid. Ghee is the clarified fat drawn off, not the set form.
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Bread : Bakery : : Brick : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Kiln
The relation is product : where it is baked. Bread is baked in a bakery; a brick is baked in a kiln. A furnace melts metal and a mint strikes coins.
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Good : Bad : : Virtue : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Vice
The relation is quality : its opposite. Good is the opposite of bad; virtue is the opposite of vice. Sin is a particular wrong act rather than the general quality.
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Igloos : Canada : : Rondavels : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Africa
The relation is traditional dwelling : where it is built. The igloo of snow blocks belongs to the Arctic of Canada; the rondavel - a round hut with a conical thatched roof - belongs to southern Africa.
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Penology : Punishment : : Seismology : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Earthquake
The relation is science : what it studies. Penology studies punishment and the treatment of offenders; seismology studies earthquakes and the waves they send through the earth.
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