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.
Jeopardy:Peril:: Jealousy:?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Envy
The relation is word : its synonym. Jeopardy means peril; jealousy means envy - resentment at another’s advantage. Insecurity may underlie jealousy but does not mean the same thing.
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Pigeon:Peace::White flag : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Surrender
The relation is symbol : what it signifies. The pigeon, or dove, is the emblem of peace; a white flag signifies surrender, raised to show that one has given up the fight and asks for terms.
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Teheran:Iran::Beijing:?
Answer: A
Correct answer: China
The relation is capital : its country. Teheran is the capital of Iran; Beijing is the capital of China. Tokyo, Ankara and Kuala Lumpur are the capitals of the other three.
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Enough : Excess : : Sufficiency : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Surplus
The relation is adequate amount : more than adequate. Enough shades into excess; sufficiency shades into surplus. Adequacy and competency are further words for enough, not for more than enough.
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Court : Justice : : School : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Education
The relation is institution : what it exists to provide. A court exists to deliver justice; a school to give education. Teachers and students are the people in it, and ignorance is what it removes.
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Quartz : Radio : : Gypsum : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Cement
The relation is mineral : the industry that consumes it. Quartz crystals set the frequency in a radio; gypsum is ground into plaster and added to cement, where it retards the setting. Porcelain is made from kaolin and feldspar.
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Chromite : Chromium : : Ilmenite :?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Titanium
The relation is ore : the metal extracted from it. Chromite is the ore of chromium; ilmenite, \( \text{FeTiO}_3 \), is the chief ore of titanium. Manganese comes from pyrolusite and cobalt from cobaltite.
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Command : Order : : Confusion : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Chaos
The relation is word : its synonym. A command is an order; confusion is chaos. Clarity and discipline are its opposites, and a problem is something confusion may cause.
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Ruby : Red : : Sapphire : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Blue
The relation is gemstone : its characteristic colour. A ruby is red; a sapphire is blue. Both are corundum, and it is the trace impurity - chromium in one, iron and titanium in the other - that decides the colour.
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Squint:Eye::Squeeze:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Hand
The relation is action : the organ that performs it. One squints with the eye; one squeezes with the hand. Cloth is what may be squeezed rather than what does the squeezing.
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