In the following question four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words. (A) Soft (B) Fatiguing (C) Discordant (D) Force

Correct Answer: 65

Explanation:

Here the given numbers are related in such a manner that,

$$\begin{gathered} 5 2 = 25 \\ 5 + 1 2 + 1 = 37 \\ Similarly , \\ 7 2 = 49 \\ 7 + 1 2 + 1 = 64 + 1 = 65 \end{gathered}$$

 

Hence, 25 : 37 :: 49 : 65.

Correct Answer: Horse

Explanation:

The cat's foot is called a paw. The horse's foot is called a hoof.

Correct Answer: Salvage

Explanation:

'Jettison' means to discard and 'salvage' means to rescue something discarded. Hence, 'salvage' is the word which is farthest in meaning to the given word 'Jettison'.

Correct Answer: History

Explanation:

Detailed description of a man's life is Biography.

Similarly, detailed description of a Nations is called History.

Correct Answer: Nest

Explanation:

Here the first two words are synonyms. Similarly, Eyrie means a large nest. So, the synonym of Eyrie is nest.

 

Hence, Convent : Cloister :: Eyrie : Nest.

Correct Answer: Rain

Explanation:

Here the relation between a fossil and extinction is that a fossil remains after an extinction. That is fossils are evidence of an extinction.

Similarly, puddle remains after it is rained. That is puddles are evidence of rain.

 

Therefore, Fossil is to Extinction as Puddle is to Rain.

Correct Answer: Fungus

Explanation:

Porcupine is a rodent and mildew is a fungus.

Hence, Porcupine : Rodent :: Mildew : Fungus.

Correct Answer: Postmortem

Explanation:

Autopsy is the medical term for postmortem.

Correct Answer: Bundle

Explanation:

Here the relation between the given words is that the second word is the collection of the first word.

As the collection of grains is called Stock, similarly, the collection of sticks is called as Bundle.

 

Hence, Grain : Stock :: Stick : Bundle.

Correct Answer: Incite

Explanation:

The words in each pair are opposites of each other.