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.
Roster : Duty : : Inventory : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Goods
The relation is list : what it enumerates. A roster lists the duties and who is to perform them; an inventory lists the goods held, with their quantities.
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Hilt : Sword : : Outwork : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Fortress
The relation is part : the whole it belongs to. The hilt is the handle of a sword; an outwork is a detached defence built beyond the main wall of a fortress, to keep an attacker at a distance.
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Mathematics : Numbers : : History : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Events
The relation is subject : the material it deals in. Mathematics works with numbers; history works with events - what happened, in what order, and why. Dates and people are details within those events.
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Bag : Luggage : : Ship : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Cargo
The relation is carrier : what it carries. A bag holds luggage; a ship holds cargo. Coal is one particular cargo, and weight is a property rather than a thing carried.
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Anthropology : Man : : Anthology : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Poems
The relation is study or collection : its subject matter. Anthropology is the study of man; an anthology is a collection of poems or other short pieces - literally a gathering of flowers, from the Greek.
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Chatter : Teeth : : ? : Leaves
Answer: C
Correct answer: Rustle
The relation is sound : what makes it. Teeth chatter with cold; leaves rustle in the wind. A whistle and a cackle come from other sources, and a ripple is on water.
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Anaemia : Blood : : Anarchy : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Government
The relation is condition : what it is the absence of. Anaemia is a deficiency of blood - of its red cells; anarchy is the absence of government. Lawlessness and disorder are consequences of anarchy rather than what is missing.
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Heed : Neglect : :Pacify: ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Incite
The relation is word : its opposite. To heed is the opposite of to neglect; to pacify is the opposite of to incite - one calms, the other stirs up. Allay is a synonym of pacify, not its antonym.
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Probe : Wound : : Anemography : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Force
The relation is instrument : what it measures or explores. A probe explores a wound; an anemograph records the force and direction of the wind. Rainfall is measured by a rain gauge and humidity by a hygrometer.
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Loiter : Dawdle : : Impugn : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Challenge
The relation is word : its synonym. To loiter is to dawdle; to impugn is to challenge - to call a statement or a motive into question. Confiscate and gamble are unrelated.
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