A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

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. 14. Needle : Thread : : Pen :?

(A)Ink (B)Cap (C)Paper (D)Word

Ans : (A)

Explanation : Second is required for the working of the first.

15. Auger : Carpenter : : Awl :?

(A)Sculptor (B)Cobbler (C)Chef (D)Mason

Explanation : First is a the tool used by the second.

16. Birds : Aviary : : Bees :?

(A)Aquarium (B)Hive (C)Brewery (D)Apiary

Ans : (d)

Explanation : Second denotes the place where first kept and reared.

17. Resign : Politician : : Abdicate :?

(A)Prince (B)King (C)Realm (D)throne

Ans : (B)

Explanation : First denotes the act of leaving the post of the second willingly.

18. Scissors : Cloth : : Scythe :?

(A)Wood (B)Steel (C)Grass (D)Paper

Ans : (C)

Explanation : First is used to cut the second.

19. Garden : Trowel : : Seamstress :?

(A)Saw (B)Scissors (C)Sneakers (D)Crowbar

Ans : (B)

Explanation : Second is the tool used by the first.

20. Prose : Writing : : lisp :?

(A)Reading (B)Music (C)Speach (D)Drawing

Ans : (C)

Explanation : First is the type of the second.

21. Cub : Tiger : : Fawn :?

(A)Stag (B)Monkey (C)Ass (D)Sheep

Ans : (A)

Explanation :Firsts is the young one of the second.

(A)Constellation (B)Asteroid (C)Galaxy (D)Meteor

Ans : (A)

Explanation : Sirius is a star and cygnus is a constellation.

23. Radical : Moderate : : Revolution :?

(A)Change (B)Choas (C)Peace (D)Reformation

Ans : (C)

Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.

24. Mathematics : Numbers : : History :?

(A)People (B)Events (C)Dates (D)Wars

Ans : (B)

Explanation : Mathematics is the theory of numbers and history is the theory of

past events.

25. Bag : Luggage : : Ship :?

(A)Coal (B)Stock (C)Cargo (D)Weight

Ans : (C)

Explanation : Second is the load carried by the first.

26. Anthropology : Man : : Anthology :?

(A)Nature (B)Trees (C)Apes (D)Poems
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