A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

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Exp: First is a part of the second.

55. Car : Petrol : : Televison :?

(a)Electricity (b)Transmission (c)Entertainment (d)Antenna

Ans: (a)

Exp: A car runs on petrol and a televison works by electricity.

56. Applique : Ornament : : Impound :?

(a)Confiscate (b)Powder (c)Grab (d)Snatch

Ans: (a)

Exp: The given words are synonyms of each other.

57. Pig : Farrow :: Dog :?

(a)Mare (b)Pappy (c)Bitch (d)Colt

Ans: (b)

Exp: Second is the young one of the first.

58. Mattock : Dig : : Shoval :?

(a)Break (b)Push (c)Scoop (d)Whittle

Ans: (c)

Exp: Mattock is a tool to dig hard ground

Similarly, Shoval is a tool to scoop.

59. Knoll : Hill : : Eclogue :?

(a)Poem (b)Music (c)Drama (d)Ballad

Ans: (a)

Exp: Knoll is a small hill and eclogue is a short poem.

60. Receptionist : Office : : Hostess :?

(a)Aircraft (b)Crew (c)Hospital (d)Airport

Ans: (a)

Exp: First attends the clients in the second.

61. Seismography : Earthquake : : Taseometer :?

(a)Volcanoes (b)Resistances (c)Landslides (d)Strains

Ans: (d)

Exp: Seismography is an instrument to measure the intensity of an earthquake.

Similarly, taseometer is an instrument to measure strains.

62. Dum Dum : Calcutta : : Palam :?

(a)Kerala (b)Delhi (c)Madras (d)Bombay

Ans: (b)

Exp: Dum Dum is an airport in Calcutta and Palam is an airport in Delhi.

63. Foresight : Anticipation : : Insomnia :?

(a)Diamond (b)Iron (c)Sleeplessness (d)Gems

Ans: (c)

Exp: The words in each pair are synonyms.

Excercise D

Directions: 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

alternative.

1. Doctor : Patient : : Lawyer :?

(A)Customer (B)Accused (C)Magistrate (D)Client
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