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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Capriciousness : Reliability :: ?:?

A) Heated : Boiling B) Tenacious : Practicality
C) Arbitrary : Whimsical D) Unreliable : Inhuman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tenacious : Practicality

Explanation:

Capriciousness means to describe a person or thing that’s impulsive and unpredictable and Reliability is the quality of being trustworthy.Tenacious means tending to keep a firm hold of something and Practicality means possibilityA person who is `Capricious’ loses `Reliability’. In the same way, if a person is `Tenacious’ he loses `Practicality’.

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Pedagogy : Teaching :: ?:?

A) Telepathy : Emotions B) Radiology : Sound
C) Mycology : Fossils D) Entomology : Insects
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Entomology : Insects

Explanation:

Pedagogy means method and practice of teaching. Similarly, Entomology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Zenith : Nadir :: ?:?

A) Indigent : Poverty B) Zeal : Eagerness
C) Success : Peak D) Genuine : Phony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Genuine : Phony

Explanation:

Zenith means the time at which something is most powerful and Nadir means the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation. Both words are opposite to each other.

Genuine means authentic and phony means fraudulent or not genuine. Both are also opposite in meaning.

Zenith : Nadir :: Genuine : Phony

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Graceful : Clumsy :: ?:?

A) Horror : Sympathy B) Laugh : Cry
C) Recapitulate : Synopsis D) Encumber : Burden
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Laugh : Cry

Explanation:

Graceful means showing elegance and clumsy means ungraceful or awkward. Both are opposite to each other. Similarly, laugh and cry are opposite to each other.

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Blizzard : Freeze :: ?:?

A) Insult : Humiliation B) Bad : Immoral
C) Caution : Careless D) Jealousy : Respect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insult : Humiliation

Explanation:
Blizzard means a severe snowstorm and Freeze means the result of extreme cold i.e. the result of Blizzard is Freeze.
Insult means speak with disrespect and Humiliation means a state of being someone feel ashamed i.e. the result of insult is humiliation.
Blizzard : Freeze :: Insult : Humiliation
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In a mixture of 35 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. If 7 litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of milk and water of the new mixture will be

A) 2:1 B) 1:2
C) 4:5 D) 5:4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2:1

Explanation:

Ratio of milk andwater = 4:1

Quantity of water = 35/5 = 7 litres

Quantity of milk = 35 X 4/5 = 28 litres

If 7 litre of water is added, new quantity of water = 14 litre

New ratio of milk and water = 28:14 = 2:1

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The average weight of 50 boys in a class is 45 Kg. When one boy leaves the class, the average reduces by 100g. Find the weight of the boy who left the class.

A) 50 Kg B) 50.8 Kg
C) 49 Kg D) 49.9 Kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 49.9 Kg

Explanation:

Total weight of 50 boys = 45 X 50 = 2250

Average weight of 49 boys = 44.9

Total weight of 49 boys = 44.9 X 49 = 2200.1

Weight of boy who left the class=2250–2200.1=49.9

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A sum was invested for 3 years at simple interest at a certain rate. Had it been invested at 4% higher rate of interest, it would have fetched Rs 600 more. The sum is

A) Rs 4000 B) Rs 4950
C) Rs 5000 D) Rs 5150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 5000

Explanation:

Let the rate of interest be R

(Interest at rate (R+4)%)–(Interest at R%)

= 600(PT(R+4)/100) –(PTR/100)

= 6003PR +12P –3PR = 60000

12P = 60000

P = 5000

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