18 th BCS Preliminary

choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar or opposite in meaning to the word given in the question:

26. ILLUSIVE-

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. Not deceptive

1

2. Not certain

2

3. Not obvious

3

4. Not coherent

4
Answer

Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the expressed in the original pair:

27. CARPENTER : SAW-

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. seamstress : scissors

1

2. stenographer : typewriter

2

3. painter : brush

3

4. lawyer : brief

4
Answer

Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the expressed in the original pair:

28. FIRE : ASHES-

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. Accident : delay

1

2. Water : waves

2

3. Event : memories

3

4. Wood : splinters

4
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Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the expressed in the original pair:

29. STARE : GLANCE-

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. gulp : sip

1

2. confide : tell

2

3. scorn : admire

3

4. participate : observe

4
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30. Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the Milky Way seemed fairly well ___ now even its mass and radius have come into ___.

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. diminished __ disrepute

1

2. determined __ resolution

2

3. established __ question

3

4. ignored __ danger

4
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