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.
Mastic : Gum : : Suet : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Fat
The relation is particular substance : the class it belongs to. Mastic is a gum, the resin of a Mediterranean shrub; suet is a hard fat, taken from about the kidneys of cattle and sheep.
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Origami : paper : : Ikebana : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Flower
The relation is art : the material it works in. Origami is the art of folding paper; ikebana is the Japanese art of arranging flowers.
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Life : Death : : Hope : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Despair
The relation is word : its opposite. Life is the opposite of death; hope is the opposite of despair. Sadness and pain are lesser feelings, not the absence of hope.
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Hooke : Cells : : Mulder : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Proteins
The relation is discoverer : what he named. Robert Hooke observed and named cells in 1665; Gerardus Mulder gave proteins their name in 1838, from the Greek for ‘of first importance’.
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Needle : Thread : : Pen : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Ink
The relation is implement : what it carries to do its work. A needle carries thread; a pen carries ink. Paper is what is written on and the cap merely protects the nib.
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Auger : Carpenter : : Awl : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Cobbler
The relation is boring tool : the craftsman who uses it. The auger bores holes in wood for the carpenter; the awl pierces leather for the cobbler, so that the stitches can be drawn through.
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Birds : Aviary : : Bees : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Apiary
The relation is creature : the place it is kept in. Birds are kept in an aviary; bees in an apiary. A hive is the single box; the apiary is the establishment of hives, matching the aviary.
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Entrepreneur : Profit : : Scholar : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Knowledge
The relation is person : what he pursues. An entrepreneur pursues profit; a scholar pursues knowledge. Income and service may follow from the work but are not what is sought.
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Nautilus : Fish : : Teal : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Duck
The relation is particular kind : the family it belongs to. The nautilus is a marine creature grouped with fish in common speech; the teal is a small wild duck, the smallest of the European dabbling ducks.
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Bank : Money : : Transport : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Goods
The relation is service : what it moves. A bank handles money; transport handles goods. Roads and traffic are the setting rather than what is carried.
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