A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

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Ans:(b)

Exp:Sufficiency indicates 'enough' and Surplus indicates 'excess.

16. Squint:Eye::Squeeze:?

(a)Tongue(b)Cloth(c)Throat(d)Hand

Ans:(d)

Exp:To squint is to constrict the eyes and squeeze is to constrict the hands.

17. Hermit:Solitude::Intruder:?

(a)Thief(b)Privacy(c)Burglar(d)Alm

Ans:(c)

Exp:The words in each pair are synonyms.

18. Tea:Cup::Tobacco:?

(a)Leaves(b)Hookah(c)Toxin(d)Cheroot

Ans:(d)

Exp:Tea is contained in the cup.

Tobacco is contained cheroot.

19. Market:Demand::Farming:?

(a)Farmer (b)Monsoons(c)Foodgrain(d)Supply

Ans:(b)

Exp:Market depends on Demand and Farming depends on Monsoons.

20. Skirmush:War::Disease:?

(a)Medicine(b)Patient(c)Epidemic(d)Infection

Ans:(c)

Exp:Second is a more intense form of the first.

21. Wimbledon Trophy:Tennis ::Walker's cup:?

(a)Hockey(b)Polo(c)Golf(d)Wrestling

Ans:(c)

Exp:Wimbledon Trophy is associated with the game of Tennis.

Similarly , Walker's cup is associated with the game of Golf.

22. Skeleton:Body::Grammar:?

(a)Language(b)Sentence(c)Meaning(d)Education

Ans:(a)

Exp:Just as skeleton forms the framework of the body,so also Grammar lays

down the

essentials of language.

23. Atom:Matter::Particle:?

(a)Proton(b)Electron(c)Molecule(d)Dust

Ans:(d)

Exp:The smallest unit of matter is atom and that of dust is particle.

24. Disease:Pathology::Planet :?

(a)Astrology(b)Geology(c)Astronomy(d)Palaeontology

Ans:(c)

Exp:Diseases are studied under Pathology.

Similarly,Planets are studied in Astrology.

25. Mature:Regressed :: Varied:?

(a)Rhythmice(b)Monotonous(c)Decorous(d)Obsolete

Ans:(b)

Exp:The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

26. Wool:Sheep::Mohair:?

(a)Cat(b)Goat(c)Cow(d)Camel

Ans:(b)
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