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Q:

Dilatory:Expeditious::Direct:?

A) Tortuoust	B) Straight
C) Circumlocutory	D) Curved

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Circumlocutory

Explanation:

The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

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There is certain numbers of toys in the box. They are divided into such a way that the person who gets 1/4 of the whole gets thrice of what the others get on an average. Find the number of people amongst whom the toys are distributed?

A) 8	B) 10
C) 12	D) 9

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

Explanation:

If the person who gets 1/4 of the whole gets thrice of what the others get on an average, each one will get =1/3×1/4=112 of the whole.
Therefore, if there are k persons other than the person who gets one-fourth, then 1/4 + k/12 = 1
⇒ k=9

Hence, total number of people = 10.

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Seismography : Earthquake :: Taseometer : ?

A) Landslides	B) Strains
C) Resistances	D) Volcanoes

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Strains

Explanation:

Seismography is an instrument to measure the intensity of an earthquake.

Similarly, taseometer is an instrument to measure strains.

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Q:

Sword : Slaughter : : Scalpel : ?

A) Chopping	B) Surgery
C) Stab	D) Murder

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Surgery

Explanation:

Second denotes the purpose for which the first is used .

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Two cogged wheels of which one has 32 cogs and other 54 cogs, work into each other. If the latter turns 80 times in three quarters of a minute, how often does the other turn in 8 seconds?

A) 48	B) 24
C) 38	D) 36

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24

Explanation:

Less Cogs $\Rightarrow$ more turns and less time $\Rightarrow$ less turns

$C o g s T i m e T u r n s A 54 45 80 B 32 8 ?$

Number of turns required=80 × 54/32 × 8/45 = 24 times

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Wax : Grease :: Milk : ?

A) Protein	B) Drink
C) Ghee	D) Curd

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Curd

Explanation:

First is used to prepare the second.

Hence, Wax : Grease :: Milk : Curd.

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Taxonomy : Classification :: Pedology : ?

A) Mountain	B) Nature
C) Soil	D) Farming

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Soil

Explanation:

Taxonomy is the science dealing with classification.

Similarly, pedology deals with the study of soils.

Hence, Taxonomy : Classification :: Pedology :Soils.

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Q:

Malaria : Disease :: Spear : ?

A) Death	B) Weapon
C) Sword	D) Wound

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Weapon

Explanation:

Second denotes the class to which the first belongs to. Here Malaria belongs to disease class and similarly, Spear belongs to weapon class.

Hence, Malaria : Disease :: Spear : Weapon.

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