Dear Reader,
Below are certain pairs of words are given, out of which the words in all the pairs bear a certain common relationship. Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.
Question 1
a) Bees : Swarm
b) Fish : Shoal
c) Sheep : Lamb
d) Chicken : Brood
Answer : c) Sheep : Lamb
Reason : Except c) In all other pairs, Second one denotes the group of first one (i.e., Group of bees is called as swarm), Where as in c) Lamb refers the young one of sheep.
Question 2
a) Blacksmith : Anvil
b) Labourer : Spade
c) Warrior : Sword
d) Sailor : Ship
Answer : d) Sailor : Ship
Reason : In all pairs, Second one is the tool used by first. While in d) second one refers the working place of the first word.
Question 3
a) Vacant : Empty
b) Sink : Float
c) Deep : Shallow
d) Best : Worst
Answer : a) Vacant : Empty
Reason : Except a) all other pairs contains opposite of the first word (i.e., Float is the opposite of sink).
But in option a) Empty is the meaning of the word Vacant. Hence option a) is the odd one.
Question 4
a) Book: Chapter
b) Shoes : Leather
c) House: Room
d) Aeroplane: Cockpit
Answer : b) Shoes : Leather
Reason : Except b) In all other pairs, second one denotes the part of first(i.e.,chapter is a part of book). But in option b) Leather is the raw material used to make shoe.
Below are certain pairs of words are given, out of which the words in all the pairs bear a certain common relationship. Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.
Question 1
a) Bees : Swarm
b) Fish : Shoal
c) Sheep : Lamb
d) Chicken : Brood
Answer : c) Sheep : Lamb
Reason : Except c) In all other pairs, Second one denotes the group of first one (i.e., Group of bees is called as swarm), Where as in c) Lamb refers the young one of sheep.
Question 2
a) Blacksmith : Anvil
b) Labourer : Spade
c) Warrior : Sword
d) Sailor : Ship
Answer : d) Sailor : Ship
Reason : In all pairs, Second one is the tool used by first. While in d) second one refers the working place of the first word.
Question 3
a) Vacant : Empty
b) Sink : Float
c) Deep : Shallow
d) Best : Worst
Answer : a) Vacant : Empty
Reason : Except a) all other pairs contains opposite of the first word (i.e., Float is the opposite of sink).
But in option a) Empty is the meaning of the word Vacant. Hence option a) is the odd one.
Question 4
a) Book: Chapter
b) Shoes : Leather
c) House: Room
d) Aeroplane: Cockpit
Answer : b) Shoes : Leather
Reason : Except b) In all other pairs, second one denotes the part of first(i.e.,chapter is a part of book). But in option b) Leather is the raw material used to make shoe.
