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Verbel Ability Question For Campus Drive 2020-21

[ Verbel Ability Quiz -5 ]

This area Quiz candidate’s reading ability and level of Grammar. The type of questions that may be asked in verbal ability section include Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvements, Para- Jumbled, Reading Comprehension, idioms and phrases, letter writing, essay writing.

Directions: There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of : :and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found fromthe given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has Select the best alternative.

1. Dog : Rabies : : Mosquito : ?

(a)Plague 

(b)Death 

(c)Malaria 

(d)Sting

Ans: (c)

Exp: The bite of the first causes the second.

2. Man : Biography : : Nation : ?

(a)Leader 

(b)People 

(c)Geography 

(d)History

Ans: (d)

Exp: Second contains the story of the first.

3. Doctor : Diagnosis : : Judge : ?

(a)Court 

(b)Punishment 

(c)Lawyer 

(d)Judgement

Ans: (d)

Exp: The function of a doctor is to diagnose a disease and that of a judge is to

give judgement.

4. Horse : Jockey : : Car : ?

(a)Mechanic 

(b)Chauffeur 

(c)Steering 

(d)Brake

Ans: (b)

Exp: Horse is friven by a jockey .

Similarly,car is driven by a chauffeur.

5. Fog : Visibility : : AIDS : ?

(a)Health 

(b)Resistance

(c)Virus 

(d)Death

Ans: (b)

Exp: First impairs the second.

6. Porcupine : Rodent : : Mildew :?

(a)Fungus 

(b)Germ 

(c)Insect 

(d)Pathogen

Ans: (a)

Exp: Porcupine is a rodent and mildew is a fungus.

7. Reading : Knowledge : : Work:?

(a)Experience 

(b)Engagement 

(c)Employment 

(d)Experiment

Ans: (a)

Exp: Second is acquired from the first.

8. Scrap : Food : : Lees : ?

(a)Bread 

(b)Tea 

(c)Wine 

(d)Rice

Ans: (c)

Exp: First is the left over of the second.

9. Conscience : Wrong : : Police : ?

(a)Thief 

(b)Law 

(c)Discipline 

(d)Crime

Ans: (d)

Exp: First prevents the second.

10. Cricket : Bat : : Hockey : ?

(a)Field 

(b)Stick 

(c)Player 

(d)Ball

Ans: (b)

Exp: In cricket ball is hit with a bat.

Similarly,in Hockey ,the ball is hit with a stick.

11. Glucose : Carbohydrate : : Soyabean : ? 

(a)Proteins 

(b)Vitamins 

(c)Minerals

(d)Legumes

Ans: (a)

Exp: Glucose is rich in carbohydrates and Soyabean is rich in proteins.

12. Jeopardy:Peril:: Jealousy:?

(a)Envy

(b)Insecurity

(c)Lust

(d)Sin

Ans:(a)

Exp:First is a more intense form of the second.

13. Pigeon:Peace::White flag:?

(a)friendship

(b)Victory

(c)Surrender

(d)War

Ans:(c)

Exp:Pigeon is a symbol of peace and white flag is a symbol of surrender.

14. Teheran:Iran::Beijing:?

(a)China

(b)Japan

(c)Turkey

(d)Malaysia

Ans:(a)

Exp:Teheran is the capital of Iran and Beijing is the capital of China.

15. Enough:Excess:Sufficiency:?

(a)Adequacy

(b)Surplus

(c)competency

(d)Inport

Ans:(b)

Exp:Sufficiency indicates 'enough' and Surplus indicates 'excess.

16. Squint:Eye::Squeeze:?

(a)Tongue

(b)Cloth

(c)Throat

(d)Hand

Ans:(d)

Exp:To squint is to constrict the eyes and squeeze is to constrict the hands.

17. Hermit:Solitude::Intruder:?

(a)Thief

(b)Privacy

(c)Burglar

(d)Alm

Ans:(c)

Exp:The words in each pair are synonyms.

18. Tea:Cup::Tobacco:?

(a)Leaves

(b)Hookah

(c)Toxin

(d)Cheroot

Ans:(d)

Exp:Tea is contained in the cup.

Tobacco is contained cheroot.

19. Market:Demand::Farming:?

(a)Farmer 

(b)Monsoons

(c)Foodgrain

(d)Supply

Ans:(b)

Exp:Market depends on Demand and Farming depends on Monsoons.

20. Skirmush:War::Disease:?

(a)Medicine

(b)Patient

(c)Epidemic

(d)Infection

Ans:(c)

Exp:Second is a more intense form of the first.

21. Wimbledon Trophy:Tennis ::Walker's cup:?

(a)Hockey

(b)Polo

(c)Golf

(d)Wrestling

Ans:(c)

Exp:Wimbledon Trophy is associated with the game of Tennis.

Similarly , Walker's cup is associated with the game of Golf.

22. Skeleton:Body::Grammar:?

(a)Language

(b)Sentence

(c)Meaning

(d)Education

Ans:(a)

Exp:Just as skeleton forms the framework of the body,so also Grammar lays

down the essentials of language.

23. Atom:Matter::Particle:?

(a)Proton

(b)Electron

(c)Molecule

(d)Dust

Ans:(d)

Exp:The smallest unit of matter is atom and that of dust is particle.

24. Disease:Pathology::Planet :?

(a)Astrology

(b)Geology

(c)Astronomy

(d)Palaeontology

Ans:(c)

Exp:Diseases are studied under Pathology.

Similarly,Planets are studied in Astrology.

25. Mature:Regressed :: Varied:?

(a)Rhythmice

(b)Monotonous

(c)Decorous

(d)Obsolete

Ans:(b)

Exp:The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

26. Wool:Sheep::Mohair:?

(a)Cat

(b)Goat

(c)Cow

(d)Camel

Ans:(b)

Similarly, mohair is a fibre obtained from goat.

27. Man:Machine::Master:?

(a)Worker

(b)Manager

(c)House

(d)Slave

Ans:(d)

Exp:Machine is made to work by a man.

Similarly,Slave works under the instructions of his master.

28. Sedative :Pain::Solace:?

(a)Irritation 

(b)Kill

(c)Grief

(d)Hurt

Ans:(c)

Exp:First is the feeling associated with the second.

29. Elegance:Vulgarity::Graceful:?

(a)Awkward

(b)Comely

(c)Asperity

(d)Dirty

Ans:(a)

Exp:The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.

30. Horse:Neigh ::Jackal:?

(a)Squeak

(b)Chatter

(c)Howl

(d)Bray

Ans:(c)

Exp:Second is the noise produced by the first.

31. Harp:Drum::Flute:?

(a)Violin

(b)Bugle

(c)Harmonium

(d)Piano

Ans:(b)

Exp:The voice of harp is shrill as compared to that of drum.

Flute produces a shrill sound as compared to that of bugle.

32. Imprison:Jail::Exile:?

(a)Country

(b)Depart

(c)Banish

(d)Punishment

Ans:(c)

Exp:the words in each pair are synonyms.

33. Victory:Encouragement::Failure:?

(a)Sadness

(b)Defeat

(c)Anger

(d)Frustration

Ans:(d)

Exp:Victory leads to encouragement and failure brings frustration.

34. Dilatory:Expeditious::Direct:?

(a)Tortuous

(b)Circumlocutory

(c)Straight

(d)Curved

Ans:(b)

Exp:The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

35. Cunning:Fox::Timid:?

(a)Horse

(b)Ant

(c)Ass

(d)Rabbit

Ans:(c)

Exp:Fox is a cunning animal and ass is a timid animal.

36. Aeroplane:Cockpit::Train:?

(a)Wagon

(b)Coach

(c)Compartment

(d)Engine

Ans:(d)

Exp:As the pilot of an aeroplane sits in the cockpit,

the driver of a train works in the engine.

37. Major:Battalion::Colonel:?

(a)Company

(b)Regiment

(c)Army

(d)Soldiers

Ans:(b)

Exp:As Major heads a battalion,the Colonel commands a regiment.

38. Heart:Pericardium::Brain:?

(a)Bones

(b)Head

(c)Skull

(d)Cranium

Ans:(d)

Exp:Second is a bony protective covering for the first.

39. Crow:Carrion::Leech:?

(a)Bugs

(b)Blood

(c)Meat

(d)Bones

Ans:(b)

Exp:First feeds on the second.

40. Insert:Extract::Mighty:?

(a)Thin

(b)Strong

(c)Frail

(d)Feeble

Ans:(d)

Exp:The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

41. Perch:Fresh Water:: Salt water ?

(a)Crocodile

(b)Frog

(c)Cod

(d)Snake

Ans:(c)

Exp:A Perch is a fresh water fish.

Similarly, a cod is a salt water fish.

42. Orthologist :Birds::Anthropologist:?

(a)Plants

(b)Animals

(c)Mankind

(d)Environment

Ans:(c)

Exp:Ornithologist specialises in the study of birds

Similarly, anthropologist specialises in the study of mankind.

43. Meat :Vegetarian::Liquor:?

(a)Insane

(b)Introvert

(c)Teetotaller

(d)Foolish

Ans:(c)

Exp:One who abstains from meat is called a vegetarian and

one who abstains from liquor is called a teetotaller.

44. Amber:Yellow::Caramine:?

(a)Red

(b)Green

(c)Blue

(d)Orange

Ans:(a)

Exp:Amber is a shade of yellow colour.

Similarly,caramine is a shade of red colour.

45. Wax:Wane::Zenith:?

(a)Nadir

(b)Bottom

(c)Fall

(d)Depth

Ans:(a)

Exp:The words in each pair are antonyms.

46. Foundation:Edifice::Constitution:?

(a)Government

(b)State

(c)Nation

(d)Cabinet

Ans:(c)

Exp:First forms the basis of the second.

47. Taxonomy:Classification::Pedology:?

(a)Nature

(b)Farming

(c)Soil

(d)Mountain

Ans:(c)

Exp:Taxonomy is the science dealing with classification.

Similarly,pedology deals with study of soils.

48. Nightingale:Warble::Frog:?

(a)Yelp

(b)Croak

(c)Cackle

(d)Squeak

Ans:(b)

Exp:Second is the sound produced by the first.

49. Rondo:Music ::Lay:?

(a)Song

(b)Poem

(c)Lyric

(d)Story

Ans:(a)

Exp:Rondo is a type of music and lay is a type of song.

50. Deciduous:Willow::Coniferous:?

(a)Lime

(b)Spruce

(c)Oak

(d)Elm

Ans:(b)

Exp:Willow is a deciduous tree and spruce is a Coniferous tree.