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Description: Verbal Ability Test-An Objective Type Questions Test for those Students who want to Improve their Verbal Ability Knowledge for Vocabulary,MBA Entrance,BBA, BBS, BCA,MCA Entrance,English
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Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

HUMANS : OXYGEN ::

  1. crustaceans : water

  2. fauna : hydrogen

  3. animals : element

  4. plants : carbon dioxide

  5. snakes : limbs

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Humans breathe oxygen. Plants breathe carbon dioxide. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

NIGHTTIME : DAYTIME ::

  1. evening : noon

  2. late : early

  3. black : white

  4. nocturnal : diurnal

  5. moonshine : sunshine

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nighttime refers to the night and daytime to the day. Nocturnal refers to the night and diurnal to the day. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

BANDAGE : WOUND ::

  1. infect : disinfectant

  2. treat : braces

  3. scratch : itch

  4. wrap : leg

  5. bridge : river

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

One bandages a wound. One scratches an itch. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

TART : PIE ::

  1. pastry : bakery

  2. crust : icing

  3. layer : slice

  4. cupcake : cake

  5. cookie : dough

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A tart is a pie big enough for one person. A cupcake is a cake big enough for one person. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

PRENATAL : POSTPARTUM ::

  1. fetus : corpse

  2. conception : deception

  3. embody : reincarnation

  4. infantile : mature

  5. preternatural : postoperative

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Prenatal and postpartum describe the states of the mother before and after birth respectively. Fetus and corpse describe the states of the body before birth and after death respectively. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

ILLUSTRATION : PORTRAIT ::

  1. penmanship : page

  2. caricature : cartoon

  3. text : biography

  4. document : autobiography

  5. dedication : index

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A portrait is an illustration of a particular person. A biography is a text about a particular person. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

SALACIOUS : OBSCENE ::

  1. obliged : hostile

  2. profound : proactive

  3. compulsory : progressive

  4. salubrious : redundant

  5. sagacious : insightful

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Salacious is synonymous with obscene. Sagacious is synonymous with insightful. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

HEW : AXE ::

  1. saw : plank

  2. paint : wall

  3. plane : chisel

  4. hoe : shovel

  5. stab : weapon

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

One hews with an axe. One planes with a chisel. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

ARMISTICE : WAR ::

  1. truce : declaration

  2. white : flag

  3. meeting : board

  4. strike : work

  5. history : geography

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An armistice is a cessation of war. A strike is a cessation of work. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

PERIOD : SENTENCE ::

  1. command : exclamation

  2. comma : clause

  3. tail : wallaby

  4. colon : preposition

  5. semi-colon : proposition

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A period marks the end of a sentence. A comma marks the end of a clause. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

DONATION : TOLL ::

  1. birthday : present

  2. gift : friend

  3. charity : taxation

  4. tariff : dues

  5. prize : penalty

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A donation is money you give voluntarily. A toll is money taken by the government. Charity is the giving voluntarily of money. Taxation is the taking of money by the government. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

ALTRUISM : SELFLESS ::

  1. humanism : secure

  2. fatalism : deadly

  3. semantics : wordy

  4. variety : various

  5. hedonism: self-indulgent

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Altruism describes an act that is selflessness. Hedonism describes an act that is selfish. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

WINDOW-DRESSER : MANNEQUIN ::

  1. valet : gentleman

  2. agent : account

  3. abate : felon

  4. design : pattern

  5. decorate : cake

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A window-dresser arranges clothes for a mannequin. A valet arranges clothes for a gentleman. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

MAIL CARRIER : LETTERS ::

  1. post office : mailboxes

  2. envelope : stamps

  3. dogcatcher : veterinary clinic

  4. writer : postcard

  5. obstetrician : infants

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

A mail carrier delivers letters. An obstetrician delivers infants. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

ACCOLADE : TRIBUTE ::

  1. censure : rebuke

  2. calumny : praise

  3. codicil : profile

  4. disparagement : appreciation

  5. eulogy : ceremony

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Accolade is a synonym for tribute. Censure is a synonym for rebuke. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

CREDULOUS : GULLIBLE ::

  1. ingenious : frank

  2. ingenuous : naive

  3. monstrous : fictional

  4. licentious : honorable

  5. lithe : aloof

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Credulous is a synonym of gullible. Ingenuous is a synonym of naive. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

COWARD : TIMOROUS ::

  1. champion : expeditious

  2. partisan : pathetic

  3. broker : level

  4. hero : courageous

  5. scout : alert

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A coward is timorous. A hero is courageous. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

DRESSING : WOUND ::

  1. cauterize : cat

  2. lance : boil

  3. model : apparel

  4. plaster : wall

  5. anesthetize : patient

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

One dresses a wound. One lances a boil. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

PULMONARY : LUNG ::

  1. venerable : soul

  2. venal : urethra

  3. cephalic : encephalitis

  4. appendix : abdomen

  5. renal : kidney

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Something pulmonary involves the lungs. Something renal involves the kidneys. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

SURGEON : SCALPEL ::

  1. obstetrician : baby

  2. diner : knife

  3. dogcatcher : collar

  4. seamstress : needle

  5. janitor : school

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A scalpel is a tool that a surgeon uses. A needle is a tool a seamstress uses. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

TREBLE : BASS ::

  1. scale : note

  2. ledger : lines

  3. soprano : tenor

  4. aria : solo

  5. singer : drummer

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The treble clef is used for high notes. The bass clef for low notes. A soprano sings high notes. A tenor sings low notes. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

DINGO : DOG::

  1. bird : free

  2. rhinoceros : heavy

  3. feral: domesticated

  4. puppy : trained

  5. athlete : seasoned

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A dingo is a wild dog. Feral means wild, domesticated means tamed. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

BRIDE : WIFE ::

  1. bridegroom : maid of honor

  2. best man : usher

  3. marriage : divorce

  4. cake : icing

  5. groom : husband

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The bride becomes the wife after the wedding ceremony. The groom becomes the husband after the wedding ceremony. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

HIBERNATION : POLAR BEAR ::

  1. migration : flock

  2. maturation : deer

  3. metamorphosis : frog

  4. dormancy : disease

  5. illiteracy : book

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

When a bear is inactive, it is in hibernation. When a disease is inactive, it is in a state of dormancy. 

Directions: Select the alternative that exhibits a relationship similar to the relationship between the pair.

INTONATION : TALK ::

  1. interrupt : conversation

  2. intercede : problem

  3. harmony : scale

  4. aria : solo

  5. melody : song

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Intonation is the 'tune' of the talking (voice). Melody is the tune of a song. 

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