RRB Group D & ALP 2018 – General Intelligence Quiz – 1

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1. PHILATELIST : STAMPS : :
(a) Carpenter : Saw (b) Runner : Sneakers
(c) Numismatist : Coins (d) Astrologer : Predictions

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation:

Relation – collector – collected things; Philatelist is the person who collects stamps and numismatist is one who collects coins. Astrologer is the person who studies the movements of stars and planets.

 

2. MINER : QUARRY : :
(a) Carpenter : Saw (b) Painter : Brush
(c) Poet : Sonnet (d) Sculptor : Atelier

Answer & Solutions

Option: D

Explanation: Relation – Worker – place of work;
Sonnet is a poem with fourteen lines.

 

3. GLOSSARY : WORDS : :
(a) Lexicon : Words (b) Catalogue : Dates
(c) Atlas : Maps (d) Thesaurus : Rhyme

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation:

Relation – collection – collected objects; Lexicon is a list of words not a collection. Glossary is a specific, smaller collection, lexicon is a large, universal collection. An atlas is a collection of some maps not all possible maps in the world.

 

4. CHATTER : TALK : :
(a) Scurry : Move (b) Sleep : Drowse
(c) Limp : Walk (d) Chant : Sing

Answer & Solutions

Option: A

Explanation:

Relation – Intense action – less intense action; chatter is to talk hurriedly and scurry is to move hurriedly.

 

5. TEPID : HOT : :
(a) Winter : Summer (b) Pat : Slap
(c) Storm : Rain (d) Topple : Tumble

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation:

Relation – Intensity; Tepid means milky, hot, pat is to slap gently. So slap is more intense action.

 

6. TRAITOR : COUNTRY : :
(a) Potentate : Kingdom (b) Bureaucrat : Government
(c) Apostate : Religion (d) Tailor : Law

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation:

Relation – betrayer – betrayed person/organisation; apostate is a person who abandons his religious belief.

 

7. BARGE : VESSEL : :
(a) Shovel : Instrument (b) Book : Anthology
(c) Rim : Edge (d) Training : Preparation

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation:

Barge is a flat-bottom boat which is used for carrying or transporting heavy loads; whereas, a vessel can mean a craft or a vehicle designed for water transportation. So, the relation in the word is ‘type of ’ i.e. barge is a type of vessel. Shovel is an instrument, rim is edge, and training is preparation. Thus, the only option that does not match the given relationship is option (b), because an anthology may be a type of a book, but not the other way around.

 

8. SAIL : SHIP : :
(a) Propeller : Dog (b) Radar : Satellite
(c) Hydrogen : Balloon (d) Accelerator : Car

Answer & Solutions

Option: A

Explanation:

A ship has a sail, a satellite has a radar and a balloon has hydrogen, only a dog doesn’t have a propeller.

 

9. Trailer : Picture : :
(a) Truck : Cargo (b) Theatre : Play
(c) Edition : Novel (d) Commercial : Product

Answer & Solutions

Option: A

Explanation: A trailer is followed by a picture or movie. A truck is followed by it’s cargo.

 

10. WHISPER : SPEAK : :
(a) Listen : Bear (b) Request : Ask
(c) Brush : Touch (d) Heat : Chill

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation:

Relation – milder action – high intensity action; just as whisper is lower in intensity to speak, brush is lower in intensity to touch. Brush means to touch lightly in passing.

 

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