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Directions (1-7): In each of the following questions, select the related letter/word/ figure/ number from the given alternatives.
Q1. Microphone : Loud :: Microscope : ?
(a) Elongate
(b) Investigate
(c) Magnify
(d) Examine
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol.
As Microphone makes sound louder similarly Microscope makes the object magnified.
Q2. Sound : Medium : : Light : ?
(a) Air
(b) Vacuum
(c) Water
(d) Glass
S2. Ans.(b)
Sound requires medium to travel and light can travel in vacuum.
Q3.Democracy : India : : Communism : ?
(a) France
(b) China
(c) Britain
(d) America
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Country and its type of governance.
Q4. Melt : Liquid : : Freeze : ?
- Ice
- Condense
- Solid
- Force
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. As on melting, liquid is formed, similarly on freezing solid is formed.
Q5. Oar :Rowboat :: Foot : ?
(a) Running
(b) Sneaker
(c) Skateboard
(d) Jumping
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. An oar puts a rowboat into motion. A foot puts a skateboard into motion.
Q6. Pride : Lion :: Shoal : ?
(a) Teacher
(b) Student
(c) Self-respect
(d) Fish
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. A group of lions is called a pride. A group of fish is called a shoal.
Q7. Tree : Forest : : Grass : ?
(a) Lawn
(b) Pond
(c) Nest
(d) Floor
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. As Tree is found in Forest similarly Grass is found in Lawn.
Q8. Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the number that is different from the rest.
(a) Portugal
(b) Austria
(c) Costa Rica
(d) Spain
S8.Ans. (c)
Sol.
All except Costa Rica are the countries of Europe. While Costa Rica is the country of North America.
Q9. There are six people A, B, C, D, E and F each having different heights, C is taller than E and D, but shorter than B. D is taller only to E while F is shorter only from A. From the given options choose the one that shows the pair of tallest and shortest person in group.
(a) B and D
(b) D and E
(c) B and A
(d) A and E
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol.
- C is taller E and D, but shorter than B.
B > C > E and B > C > D
- D is taller only to E while F is shorter only from A.
A > F > _ > _ > D > E
From both statements 1 and 2, we have:
A > F > B > C > D> E
Clearly , A is the tallest and E is the shortest person in group.
Hence, “A and E” is the Correct answer.
Q10. Direction: Select the word pair from the alternatives in which the words are similarly
related as they are in the given word pair
CAR : PETROL :: DAY : _____
(a) Morning
(b) Dusk
(c) Night
(d) Dawn
S10.Ans. (c)
Sol.
Here the logic is:
Car and Petrol are complementary to each other.
Similarly, the day is complementary to the night.
Hence night is the correct answer.
Q11. Select the word pair in which the two words are related in the same way as the two words in the following word – pair .
Badminton : Court
(a) Hockey : Stick
(b) Cricket : Bat
(c) Skating : Rink
(d) Football : Goal
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Badminton is played in court and skating is done in Rink
Q12. ‘Cinema’ is related to ‘Audience’ in the same way as ‘Church’ is related to ‘______’?
(a) Congregation
(b) Meditation
(c) Concentration
(d) Prayer
S12.Ans. (a)
Sol. Audience is the group of people to watch Cinema. Similarly,
Congregation is the group of people that gathered in the church for the prayer.
Q13. A gets more marks than B but less than C. D gets less marks than E but more than A. If C gets less than D then who amongst A, B, C, D, E gets the highest marks?
(a) C
(b) D
(c) E
(d) B
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Order According to question:
E>D>C>A>B
Q14. Four number -pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different from the rest.
(a) 420
(b) 231
(c) 227
(d) 339
S14.Ans. (c)
Sol. except 227, all other options are multiples of 3.
Q15. In the following question, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
3, 10, 27, 4, 16, 64, 5, 25, 125
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 10
(d) 27
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Series divided into 3 parts:
3 X 3= 9, 9 X 3= 27
4 X 4= 16, 16 X 4= 64
5 X 5=25, 25 X 5= 125
So,10 is wrong.
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