A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

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Ans:(a)

Exp:Rondo is a type of music and lay is a type of song.

50. Deciduous:Willow::Coniferous:?

(a)Lime(b)Spruce(c)Oak(d)Elm

Ans:(b)

Exp:Willow is a deciduous tree and spruce is a Coniferous tree.

51. Palaeography:Writings::Ichthyology:?

(a)Fishes(b)Whales(c)Oysters(d)Mammals

Ans:(a)

Exp:Palaeography is the study of ancient writings.

Similarly,Ichthyology is the study of fishes.

EXERCISE C

Directions: There is a certain relation 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 given pair has.

Select the best alternative.

1. Painting : Artist : : Symphony :?

(a)Novelist (b) Poet (c)Essayist (d)Composer

Ans:(d)

Exp: First is prepared by the second.

2. Pongee : Silk : : Shallot :?

(a)Boat (b)Building (c)Ship (d)Stream

Ans: (a)

Exp: Pongee is a type of silk and shallot is a kind of boat.

3. Dawn : Dusk : : Inaugaration :?

(a)Invitation (b)Valediction (c)Repetition (d)Organisation

Ans: (b)

Exp: One is followed by other.

4. Tectonics : Building : : Taxidermy :?

(a)Classification (b)Conserving (c)Stuffing (d)Collecting

Ans: (c)

Exp: Tectonics is the science dealing with the art of building.

Similarly, taxidermy is the art of stuffing animals.

5. Legend : Story : : Merlin :?

(a)Hawk (b)Eagle (c)crow (d)Parakeet

Ans: (a)

Exp: First is a type of second.

6. Annihilation : Fire : : Cataclysm :?

(a)Earthquake (b)Flood (c)Emergency (d)Steam

Ans: (b)

Exp: First is the result of second.

7. Lemur : Monkey : : Rook :?

(a)Cat (b)Crow (c)Vulture (d)Owl

Ans: (b)

Exp: Lemur belongs to the family of monkey and
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