A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

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Ans: (c)

Exp: Anaemia is the lack of blood.

Similarly,anarchy is the lack of government.

32. Heed : Neglect : :Pacify:?

(a)Victory (b)Incite (c)Allay (d)War

Ans: (b)

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

33. Probe : Wound : : Anemography :?

(a)Humidity (b)Rainfall (c)Force (d)Pressure

Ans: (c)

Exp: Probe is an instrument to examine a wound.

Similarly,anemogrphy is an instrument for recording force.

34. Loiter : Dwandle : : Impugn :?

(a)Challenge (b)Gamble (c)Confiscate (d)Revenge

Ans: (a)

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

35. Oasis : Sand : : Island :?

(a)River (b)Sea (c)Water (d)Waves

Ans: (c)

Exp: Oasis is a water pool amidst sand.

Similarly, island is a place of land amidst water.

36. Anatomy : Zoology : : Paediatrics :? (a)Chemistry (b)Medicine

(c)Palaeontology (d)Mechanics

Ans: (b)

Exp: Anatomy is a branch of zoology.

Similarly,Paediatrics is a branch of medicine.

37. War : Death : : Smoke :?

(a)Burning (b)Pollution (c)Fire (d)Cigaratte

Ans: (b)

Exp: Second is the result of the first.

38. Scout : Army : : Clerk :?

(a)Office (b)Files (c)Officer (d)Administration

Ans: (a)

Exp: Work of the second at the lowest level is performed by the first.

39. Winter : Hibernation : : Summer :?

(a)Survival (b)Activation (c)Aestivation (d)Cache

Ans: (c)

Exp: Winter sleep of animals is called hibernation and summer sleep is called

aestivation.

40. Sports : Logo : : Nation :?

(a)Anthem (b)Ruler (c)Animal (d)Emblem

Ans: (d)

Exp: Second is a symbol of the first.

41. Vegetable : Chop : : Body :?

(a)Cut (b)Amputate (c)Peel (d)Prume

Ans: (b)

Exp: Cutting of vegetables is called chopping.

Cutting off a body part is called amputating.

42. Mountain : Valley : : Genius :?

(a)Brain (b)Idiot (c)Think (d)Intelligence
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