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- Question
CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
Options- A. reduction : diminution
- B. induction : amelioration
- C. radicalization : estimation
- D. marginalization : intimidation
- E. proliferation : alliteration
- Correct Answer
- reduction : diminution
ExplanationA conviction results in incarceration; a reduction results in diminution. - 1. JAUNDICE : LIVER
Options- A. rash : skin
- B. dialysis : kidney
- C. smog : lung
- D. valentine : heart
- E. imagination : brain Discuss
- 2. DELTOID : MUSCLE
Options- A. radius : bone
- B. brain : nerve
- C. tissue : organ
- D. blood : vein
- E. scalpel : incision Discuss
- 3. PROFESSOR : ERUDITE
Options- A. aviator : licensed
- B. inventor : imaginative
- C. procrastinator : conscientious
- D. overseer : wealthy
- E. moderator : vicious Discuss
- 4. AERIE : EAGLE
Options- A. capital : government
- B. bridge : architect
- C. unit : apartment
- D. kennel : veterinarian
- E. house : person Discuss
- 5. SOUND : CACOPHONY
Options- A. taste : style
- B. touch : massage
- C. smell : stench
- D. sight : panorama
- E. speech : oration Discuss
- 6. DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
Options- A. fallible : cantankerous
- B. erasable : obtuse
- C. malleable : limpid
- D. capable : inept
- E. incorrigible : guilty Discuss
- 7. Statement: Many historians have done more harm than good by distorting truth.
Assumptions:
- People believe what is reported by the historians.
- Historians are seldom expected to depict the truth.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 8. Statement: "As there is a great demand, every person seeking tickets of the programme will be given only five tickets."
Assumptions:
- The organizers are not keen on selling the tickets.
- No one is interested in getting more than five tickets.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 9. Statement: "Computer education should start at schools itself."
Assumptions:
- Learning computers is easy.
- Computer education fetches jobs easily.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 10. Statement: If he is intelligent, he will pass the examination.
Assumptions:
- To pass, he must be intelligent.
- He will pass the examination.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
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Correct Answer: rash : skin
Explanation:
Jaundice is an indication of a liver problem; rash is an indication of a skin problem.
Correct Answer: radius : bone
Explanation:
The deltoid is a muscle; the radius is a bone.
Correct Answer: inventor : imaginative
Explanation:
Being erudite is a trait of a professor; being imaginative is a trait of an inventor.
Correct Answer: house : person
Explanation:
An aerie is where an eagle lives; a house is where a person lives.
Correct Answer: smell : stench
Explanation:
A cacophony is an unpleasant sound; a stench is an unpleasant smell.
Correct Answer: capable : inept
Explanation:
Dependable and capricious are antonyms; capable and inept are antonyms.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
The fact that historians have done harm by distorting truth, means that people believe what is reported by the historians. So, I is implicit. II does not follow from the statement and so is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation:
Clearly, the organisers are adopting this policy not to reduce the sale but to cope up with great demand so that everyone can get the ticket. So, I is not implicit. Also, due to great demand, the maximum number of tickets one person can get has been reduced to five. So, II is also not implicit.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
Clearly, computer education can be started at the school level only if it is easy. So, I is implicit. In the statement, nothing is mentioned about the link between jobs and computer education. So, II is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
The statement mentions that he will pass if he is intelligent. So, I is implicit. Further, this means that it is not necessary that he will pass. So, II is not implicit.
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