Instructions: Each of the following questions consists of two words that are related to one another in some way, followed by four-letter word pairings. Choose the lettered pair whose relationship is identical to that of the original word pair.
QUESTIONS
- Fish: Mermaid
(a)Cat: Lion (b)Horse: Centaur
(c)Unicorn: Tapestry (d)Pegasus: Fly
- Appointment: Ability
(a)Transfer: Punishment (b)Business: Money
(c)Promotion: Merit (d)Examination: Success
- Karnataka: Bangalore
(a)Mygore: Vrindaban (b)Haryana: Sonepat
(c)Gujarat: Anand (d)Orissa: Bhubaneshwar
- Ballad: Song
(a)Envelope: Letter (b)Prose: Literature
(c)Cat: Leopard (d)Ode: Poem
- Loath: Coercion
(a)Irate: Antagonism (b)Irritate: Caressing
(c)Reluctant: Persuasion (d)Contemplative: Meditative
- Read: Legible
(a)Hear: Audible (b)Qualify: Eligible
(c)See: Illegible (d)Require: Admissible
- Locks: Warble
(a)Crows: Cackle (b)Tiger: Yelp
(c)Owls: Hoot (d)Camel: Bleat
- Sale: Purchase
(a)Give: Receive (b)Shop: Market
(c)Cash: Credit (d)Profit: Loss
- Horse: Mare
(a)Duck: Geese (b)Dog: Puppy
(c)Donkey: Pony (d)Fox: Vixen
- Water: Thirst
(a)Ripe: Harvest (b)Book: Ignorance
(c)Needle: Stitch (d)Rain: Throat
- Thrmometer: Temperature
(a)Length: Breadth (b)Millimetre: Scale
(c)Cardiograph: Heart rate (d)Solar energy: Sun
- Blister: Skin
(a)Sore: Toe (b)Sty: Eye
(c)Ball: Pitcher (d)Wound: Arm
- Iodine: Goitre
(a)Insulin: Diabetes (b)Mango: Anaemia
(c)Hormones: Haemophilia (d)Fat: Obesity
- Portfolio: Securities
(a)Lecture: Consignment (b)Star: Class
(c)Trustee: Company (d)Panel: Jurors
- Waiter: Tip
(a)Student: Marks (b)Worker: Bonus
(c)Employee: Wages (d)Clerk: Bribe
- Biography: Autobiography
(a)Memoirs: History (b)Author: Performer
(c)Mobile: Automobile (d)Testimony: Confession
- Executioner: Criminal
(a)Florist: Flowers (b)Convict: Murderer
(c)Butcher: Animals (d)Worker: Manager
- Kangaroo: Australia
(a)Whale: River (b)Elephant: Russia
(c)Penguin: Antarctica (d)India: Peacock
- Hitler: Germany
(a)Shakespeare: England (b)Mussolini: Italy
(c)Tulsidas: India (d)Boris Yeltsin: Russia
- Lok Sabha: Legislature
(a)President: Executive (b)Minister: Meeting
(c)Judge: Court (d)People: Election
- Sip: Gulp
(a)Touch: Push (b)Cup: Glass
(c)Tent: Hut (d)Soup: Water
- Greed: Corruption
(a)Insult: Enemy (b)Sleep:Dream
(c)Goodwill: Friendship (d)Knowledge: Book
- Poultry: Farm
(a)Rice: Granary (b)Child: Playground
(c)Bee: Hive (d)Rubber: Estate
- Basement: Ettic
(a)Nadir: Zenith (b)Zenith: Apex
(c)Zenith: Root (d)Apex: Pinnacle
- Artist: Troupe
(a)Market: Crowd (b)Flowers: Garland
(c)Singer: Chorus (d)Fishes: Pond
- Wan: Colour
(a)Enigmatic: Puzzle (b)Pallid: Complexion
(c)Insipid: Flavour (d)Copulent: Weight
- Pulp: Paper
(a)Rope: Hemp (b)Rayon: Cellulose
(c)Thread: Needle (d)Yarn: Fabric
- Hook: Fish
(a)Stadium: Games (b)Glove: Ball
(c)Symphony: Music (d)Word: Alphabet
- Poverty: Prosperity
(a)Love: Sorrow (b)Train: Cart
(c)Rain: Flood (d)Intelligence: Stupidity
- Graphite: Lubricant
(a)Movement: Friction (b)Iron: Steel
(c)Wool: Cloth (d)Diamond: Abrasive
- Stage: Theatre
(a)Bedroom: House (b)Car: Road
(c)patient: Hospital (d)School: Education
- Coffee: Beverages
(a)Bread: Butter (b)Milk: Tea
(c)Burger: Snacks (d)Grapes: Wine
- Tree: Sapling
(a)Rock: Mountain (b)Horse: Foal
© Giant: Dwarf (d)Hut: Mansion
- Cricket: Pitch
(a)Ship: Dock (b)Boat: Harbour
(c)Wrestling: Track (d)Boxing: Ring
- Monk: Monastery
(a)Noble: House (b)Lion: Hole
(c)Nun: Convent (d)Peasant: Village
- Lamb: Frisk
(a)Deer: Swoop (b)Cat: Steal
(c)Bear: Leap (d)Lion: Stride
- Laboratory: Germs
(a)School: Students (b)Playground: Games
(c)Library: Books (d)Observatory: Planets
- Cool: Frigid
(a)Livid: Lurid (b)Pool: Placid
(c)Tepid: Torrid (d)Lack: Abundant
- Illiterate: Uneducated
(a)Country: State (b)City: Village
(c)Palace: Hut (d)Vision: Sight
- Mongoose: Snake
(a)Milk: Goat (b)Fish: Crane
(c)Whale: Crow (d)Water: Sky
- Duralumin: Aircraft
(a)Brass: Alloy (b)Stone: Sculptor
(c)Iron: Steel (d)Bronze: Statue
- Overlook: Aberration
(a)Mitigate: Penitence (b)Condone: Offence
(c)Error: Omission (d)Conviction: Criminal
- Ribs: Lungs
(a)Ball: Sphere (b)Hand: Fingers
(c)Shell: Nut (d)Coat: Tie
- Garbage: Dustbin
(a)Tree: Honey (b)Medicine: Capsule
(c)Kitchen: House (d)Bangles: Hand
- Expend: Replenish
(a)Exhort: Encourage (b)Formant: Rebellion
(c)Defect: Rejoin (d)Encroachment: Occupy
- Visitor: Welcome
(a)Beggar: Hungry (b)Worship: God
(c)Criminal: Prosecute (d)Warrior: Conquer
- Money: Transaction
(a)Life: Death (b)Water: Drink
(c)ideas: Exchange (d)Language: Conversation
- Farce: Absurdity
(a)Disease: Medicine (b)Charity: Generosity
(c)Tragedy: Comedy (d)Energy: Electricity
- Story: Novel
(a)Sea: Ocean (b)School: University
(c)Book: Dictionary (d)Poetry: Drama
- Parsing: Grammar
(a)Running: Health (b)Praying: God
(c)Paratrooping: Air force (d)Cleaning: House
- Formula: Constituent
(a)Equation: Term (b)Rocket: Pilot
(c)Carburettor: Mixture (d)Binomial: Monocular
- Rectangle: Cylinder
(a)Square: Sphere (b)Circle: Disc
(c)Triangle: Cone (d)Wall: Room
- Termite: Wood
(a)Neem: Cotton (b)Fibre: Jute
(c)Thread: Cloth (d)Moth: Wool
- Introduction: Conclusion
(a)Salutation: Farewell (b)Deposit: Take
(c)Companion: Scoundrel (d)Mingle: Emerge
- Plants: Coal
(a)Crops: Manure (b)Animals: Oil
(c)Cow: Milk (d)Fire: Smoke
- Lawn: Grass
(a)Wool: Sheep (b)Skin: Goat
(c)Fur: Pelt (d)Rice: Farm
- Proscenium: Stage
(a)Lamp: Table (b)Lines: Bed
(c)Portico: House (d)Compass: Needle
- Inherit: Acquire
(a)Hierarichal: Succession (b)Instinct: Habit
(c)Loss: Gain (d)Learn: Discover
- Inn: Traveller
(a)Lodging: Man (b)Country: Citizen
(c)Dormitory: Students (d)Ashram: Gurus
- Cistern: Water
(a)House: Family (b)Cup: Tea
(c)Vase: Water (d)Book: Knowledge
- Animal: Menagerie
(a)Painting: Museum (b)Flower: Pot
(c)Milk: Glass (d)Grapes: Bunch
- Preamble: Constitution
(a)Word: Dictionary (b)Contents: Magazine
(c)Explanation: Poetry (d)Preface: Book
- Grain: Salt
(a)Chip: Glass (b)Blades: Grass
(c)Shred: Wood (d)Shard: Pottery
- Pharaohs: Egypt
(a)Socrates: Greece (b)Kings: India
(c)Imperator: Rome (d)Government: State
- Utopia: English
(a)Odyssey: Greek (b)Tulsidas: Sanskrit
(c)Monalisa: English (d)Dante: Latin
- Revolution: Change
(a)Disease: Medicine (b)Famous: Notorious
(c)Food: Energy (d)Treaty: Peace
- Rocket: Fuel
(a)Man: Energy (b)Machine: Oil
(c)Current: Electricity (d)River: Water
- Coronation: Reign
(a)Vaccination: Immunity (b)Sculptor: Statue
(c)Degree: Graduate (d)Summer: Rain
- Trilogy: Novel
(a)Gun: Cartridge (b)Rice: Husk
(c)Milk: Cream (d)Serial: Episode
- Leather: Milk
(a)Cat: Mouse (b)Curd: Bacteria
(c)Fruit: Rubber (d)Sun: Moon
- Perforate: Holes
(a)Repent: Sins (b)Speckle: Spots
(c)Filter: Water (d)Decorate: Rooms
- Cube: Cuboid
(a)Oval: Sphere (b)Square: Cube
(c)Sphere: Ellipsoid (d)Triangle: Cone
- Land: Cape
(a)House: Gate (b)Foot: Toe
(c)Hand: Glove (d)Finger: Nails
- Roof: Foundation
(a)Plateau: Plain (b)Hay: Grass
(c)Hill: Mountain (d)Peak: Valley
- Sailor: Pirate
(a)Police: Rubbers (b)Lion: Lamb
(c)Plant: Fungus (d)Major: Sepoy
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ANSWERS
- (b): A mermaid is a fish-like imaginary creature.
Similarly, a centaur is a horse-like imaginary creature.
- (c): First depends upon the second.
- (d): Second is the capital of the first.
- (d): First is a type of second.
- (c): Loath and Reluctant are synonyms; and coercion and persuasion are synonyms.
- (a): Legible means able to be read.Similarly, audible means to be heard.
- (c):Second is the sound produced by the first.
- (a): Sales corresponds to giving and purchase corresponds to receiving.
- (d): Second is the female of the first.
- (d): Lack of water is thirst. Similarly, lack of rain is drought.
- (c):First is an instrument to measure the second.
- (b): Blister is an infection of the skin. Similarly, sky is an infection of eye.
- (a): Lack of first causes the second.
- (d): A portfolio is the entire group of securities a person holds for investment.
Similarly, a panel is a whole group of jurors.
- (b): Second is the additional money given to the first for good service.
- (d): A biography is a person’s life story written by someone else; Whereas autobiography is one’s story written by oneself.
Similarly, A testimony is a solemn declaration of one’s wrongdoing by someone; While a confession is one’s calm of oneself being a wrong-doer.
- (c): First is responsible for the death of the second.
- (c): Kangaroo is the native of Australia.
Similarly, Penguin is the native of Antarctica.
- (b): Hitler was a tyrant belonging to Germany.
Similarly, Mussolini was a tyrant belonging to Italy.
- (a): First is a part of the second.
- (a): Second is of higher intensity than the first.
- (c): First leads to the second.
- (d): Poultry is reared in a farm. Similarly, rubber is grown in an estate.
- (a): Nadir(lowest point) and Zenith(highest point) can be compared to basement and attic respectively.
- (c): Second is a collective group of the first.
- (b): Wan refers to pale colour. Similarly, pallid refers to pale complexion.
- (d): First is used to make the second.
- (b): First is used to help catch the second.
- (d): The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.
- (d): Graphite is used as a lubricant and diamond as an abrasive.
- (a): First is a part of second.
- (c): Second denotes to the class to which the first belongs.
- (b): Second is the young one of the first.
- (d): The game of cricket is played on a pitch.
Similarly, boxing is done in a ring.
- (c): second is the dwelling place of the first.
- (b): second denotes the manner of walking of the first.
- (d): First is the place to study the second.
- (c): Frigid is the extreme of cooling to make things to freeze.
Similarly, tepid is only lukewarm and and torrid is to dry by heating.
- (d): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (b): First is eaten by the second.
- (d): First is an alloy used to make the second.
- (b): First is the act of neglecting the second.
- (c): First encloses the second and protects it.
- (b): Second contains the first.
- (c): The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.
- (c): A visitor is given a welcome and a criminal is prosecuted.
- (d): We transact with money and converse in a language.
- (b): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (a): Second is a more voluminous form of the first.
- (c): First is an essential part of the second.
- (a): Second is a part of the first.
- (c): First, on rotation along one of its sides, forms the second.
- (d): First damages the second.
- (a): The words in each pair are opposite of each other.
- (b): Plants on decay yield coal. Similarly, animals on decay produce oil.
- (c): Second grows on the first.
- (c): First is a part of the second.
- (a): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (c):First is the place of night stay for the second.
- (b): First is used to hold the second.
- (a): Second is the place where the first is kept for exhibition.
- (d): Preamble is the introduction to the constitution.
Similarly, preface is the introduction to a book.
- (a): Salt consists of grain and glass is made up of chips.
- (b): The rulers of Egypt were known as pharaohs.
Similarly, the rulers of India were known as Kings.
- (a): Utopia is a famous work of english literature.
Similarly, Odyssey is a work of Greek literature.
- (d): First results in the second.
- (a): First needs the second to work.
- (d): First is followed by the second.
- (d): Second is a part of the first.
- (c): Leather and milk are both obtained from animals.
Similarly, Fruit and rubber are both obtained from trees.
- (b): Perforate means to bore holes.
Similarly, Speckle means to leave spots.
- (c): Second is the elongated form of the first.
- (b): Cape is the projection of land. Similarly, toe is the projection of foot.
- (d): Roof and foundation are the top and bottom of a house.
Similarly, Peak and Valley are the top and bottom of a mountain.
- (c): Both belong to the same species but first one is useful while second one is harmful.