18th bcs question

18 th BCS Preliminary

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

6. FIRE : ASHES-

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. Accident : delay

2. Water : waves

3. Event : memories

4. Wood : splinters

Answer

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

7. STARE : GLANCE-

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. gulp : sip

2. confide : tell

3. scorn : admire

4. participate : observe

Answer

8. 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

2. determined __ resolution

3. established __ question

4. ignored __ danger

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9. Because she had a reputation for __ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so __

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. insolence - irately

2. insouciance - cordially

3. arrogance - disdainfully

4. querulousness - affably

Answer

10. A __ statement is an __ comparison;it does not compare things explicitly,but suggest a likeness between them.

[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]

1. sarcastic-unfair

2. metaphorical-implied

3. sanguine-inherent

4. blatant-overt

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