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Fossil : Extinction :: Puddle : ?

A) Wet B) Rain
C) Lake D) Dry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rain

Explanation:

Here the relation between a fossil and extinction is that a fossil remains after an extinction. That is fossils are evidence of an extinction.

Similarly, puddle remains after it is rained. That is puddles are evidence of rain.

 

Therefore, Fossil is to Extinction as Puddle is to Rain.

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Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle." How is the speaker related to Pramod's father 

A) Sister-in-law B) Wife
C) Either (a) or (b) D) Neither (a) nor (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wife

Explanation:

Clearly, the speaker's brother is Pramod's maternal uncle. So, the speaker is Pramod's mother or his father's wife 

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Q:

Consider the following statements

P : Suman is brilliant
Q : Suman is rich
R : Suman is honest

The negation of the statement "Suman is brilliant and dishonest if and only if Suman is rich" can be expressed as

1)  P∧~R↔Q

2)  ~P∧R↔Q   

3)  Q↔P∧~R  

4) ~Q↔P∧~R

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

Explanation:

Suman is brilliant and dishonest is   P ∧~ R
Suman is brilliant and dishonest iff suman is rich is
Q ↔  (P ∧ ~ R)

 

Negative of statement is expressed as
~ (Q ↔(P ∧ ~ R)).

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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Head : Human Body :: ?

A) Arc : Circle B) Cube : Circle
C) Square : Circle D) Triangle : Circle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arc : Circle

Explanation:
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Q:

Complete the number series given below ?

13        19       37      ?         141        243

A) 58 B) 67
C) 75 D) 96
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 75

Explanation:

The given series follows the pattern that

exp.

So the missing number is  37 + 38 = 75

75 + 66 = 141

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Q:

Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

A) Shirt B) Shoe
C) Ring D) Cobbler
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cobbler

Explanation:

Cobbler is human being while all others are used by human beings.

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Grapes : Wine :: Squid : ?

A) Ocean B) Salad
C) Calamari D) Fishing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Calamari

Explanation:

Here the given words follow a relation in such a way that, grapes are made into wine. Similarly, squid are made into calamari.

 

Hence, Grapes : Wine :: Squid : Calamari

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Q:

If MADRAS can be written as NBESBT, how can BOMBAY be written in that code ?

A) CPNCBX B) CPNCBZ
C) CPOCBZ D) CQOCBZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) CPNCBZ

Explanation:

Each letter in the word is moved one step forward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code.

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