Question Set For CAT

Q.No: 1

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

BRAND : PRODUCT

A

Dalda : Rath

B

Aircraft : Flying Machine

C

Shoes : Reebok

D

Sports car : Automobiles

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

A brand is a type of product and a sports car is a type of an automobile.

Q.No: 2

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

FOOD : GOURMET

A

Book : Critic

B

Art : Connoisseur

C

Sports : Fans

D

Craft : Skill

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

A gourmet is an expert on food and a connoisseur is an expert on art.

Q.No: 3

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

NORTH : SOUTH

A

Black : White

B

Yellow : Orange

C

Red : Maroon

D

Red : Indigo

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

North is the opposite of south and black of white.

Q.No: 4

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

DROUGHT : FAMINE

A

Poverty : Plenty

B

Drip : Fluid

C

Camera : Film

D

Training : Skill

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Drought and famine are synonyms as are training and skill.

Q.No: 5

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

NUTS : BOLTS

A

Nitty : Gritty

B

Bare : Feet

C

Naked : Clothes

D

Hard : Soft

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Nuts and bolts are used together as a phrase just as nitty-gritty are also used together.

Q.No: 6

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

SALT : SALTY

A

Sweet : Sugar

B

Cow : Bovine

C

Bitter : Sour

D

Taste : Flavor

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Salty is the adjective for the noun salt. Bovine is the adjective for the noun cow.

Q.No: 7

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

JUST : ARBITRARY

A

Order : Chaos

B

Bare : Clothed

C

Hope : Surprise

D

Proper : Improper

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Lack of being just is the defining characteristic of arbitrary just as lack of having order is a characteristic of chaos.

Q.No: 8

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

CRIME : PUNISHMENT

A

Lawyer : Judge

B

Court : Room

C

Accused : Defendant

D

Homicide : Penalty

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

A crime leads to punishment, just as a homicide leads to a penalty.

Q.No: 9

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

ATMOSPHERE : STRATOSPHERE

A

Nimbus : Cloud

B

Instrument : Calibration

C

Aircraft : Jet

D

Climate : Rain

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Stratosphere is a layer of atmosphere, jet is a kind of an aircraft.

Q.No: 10

Test Name : CAT Paper 1993

Q32 to 41: Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

DIVIDE : UNITE

A

Split : Apart

B

Marriage : Divorce

C

Fission : Fusion

D

Chasm : Gap

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

The first word of both the pairs implies to cut or break up something into parts while the second word in both means bringing things together.

Q.No: 11

Test Name : CAT Paper 1994

Q16 - 18: From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.

lying : perjury

A

statement : testimony

B

seeing : observing

C

taking : stealing

D

eating : dining

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Perjury is deliberate, willful giving of false evidence under oath i.e. lying under oath. Similarly testimony is a statement given under oath.

Q.No: 12

Test Name : CAT Paper 1994

Q16 - 18: From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.

prehistoric : medieval

A

Akbar : British

B

present : future

C

Shakespeare : Tennyson

D

colossus : elephant

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Medieval follows prehistoric, just as future follows present.

Q.No: 13

Test Name : CAT Paper 1994

Q16 - 18: From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.

loud : stentorian

A

mild : noisy

B

painful : prickly

C

adjective : descriptive

D

bright : resplendent

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Both the pairs are pairs of synonyms.

Q.No: 14

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 16 to 20: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Limpid : Murky

A

Dazed : Clouded

B

Obscure : Vague

C

Bright : Gloomy

D

Nebulous : Dim

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Both are pairs of antonyms

Q.No: 15

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 16 to 20: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Ease : Alleviate

A

Hint : Allocative

B

Revolt : Repudiate

C

Collapse : Rise

D

Question : Interrogate

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

'Alleviate' is an extended form of 'ease' and 'interrogate' is an extended form of 'question'.

Q.No: 16

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 16 to 20: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Secret : Clandestine

A

Overt : Furtive

B

Covert : Stealthy

C

Open : Closed

D

News : Rumour

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Both are pairs of synonyms. All four words mean 'secret.

Q.No: 17

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 16 to 20: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Drama : Audience

A

Brawl : Vagabonds

B

Game : Spectators

C

Art : Critics

D

Movie : Actors

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Audiences watch a drama and spectators watch a game.

Q.No: 18

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 16 to 20: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Building : Storey

A

Book : Chapter

B

Sentence : Adjective

C

Tree : Stem

D

Elephant : Tusk

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Just as a building can have many stories, a book can have many chapters.

Q.No: 19

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 21 to 25: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of these questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Germane : Pertinent

A

Apt : Appropriate

B

Quick : Urgent

C

Dull : Sluggish

D

Excited : Serene

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

All others are pairs of synonyms.

Q.No: 20

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 21 to 25: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of these questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Sail : Ship

A

Propeller : Aeroplane

B

Radar : Satellite

C

Hydrogen : Balloon

D

Accelerator : Car

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

In all other pairs, the first word is a part of the second word.

Q.No: 21

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 21 to 25: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of these questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Cosmic : Universe

A

Terrestrial : Earth

B

Lunar : Moon

C

Connubial : Youth

D

Annular : Ring

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

In all other pairs, the first word is an adjective referring to the second word.

Q.No: 22

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 21 to 25: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of these questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Canine : Dog

A

Feline : Cat

B

Aquiline : Parrot

C

Serpentine : Cobra

D

Vulpine : Fox

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

In all other pairs, the first word is an adjective derived from the second pair.

Q.No: 23

Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 21 to 25: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In each of these questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Xenophobia : Foreigners

A

Claustrophobia : Height

B

Anglophobia : Englishmen

C

Bibliophobia : Book

D

Hemophobia : Blood

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

In all other pairs, the first word refers to a fear of the second word.

Q.No: 24

Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 16 to 23: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Liquid : Gaseousness

A

Serum : Fume

B

Humid : Arid

C

Thaw : Distil

D

Smoke : Cloud

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

The first pair shows two states of matter and the second pair gives examples of those states.

Q.No: 25

Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 16 to 23: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Fission : Fusion

A

Implosion : Explosion

B

Separation : Combination

C

Intrusion : Extrusion

D

Enemy : Friend

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

The first word of each pair refers to breaking up of something and the second pair refers to joining of something.

Q.No: 26

Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 16 to 23: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Doubt : Faith

A

Atheist : Religion

B

Sceptic : Pious

C

Iconoclast : Idol

D

Apostate : State

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Both are pairs of antonyms.

Q.No: 27

Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 16 to 23: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Brick : Building

A

Word : Dictionary

B

Alphabet : Letter

C

Platoon : Soldier

D

Idiom : Language

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Bricks put together make a building, just as words put together make a dictionary.

Q.No: 28

Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 16 to 23: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Dulcet : Raucous

A

Sweet : Song

B

Crazy : Insane

C

Palliative : Exacerbating

D

Theory : Practical

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Both are pairs of antonyms.

Q.No: 29

Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 16 to 23: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Action : Reaction

A

Introvert : Extrovert

B

Assail : Defend

C

Diseased : Treatment

D

Death : Rebirth

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

In both the pairs, the first is interrupted or followed by the second.

Q.No: 30

Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 16 to 23: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Malapropism : Words

A

Anachronism : Time

B

Ellipsis : Sentence

C

Jinjanthropism : Apes

D

Catechism : Religion

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Using words in a wrong place is malapropism and placing something in a wrong period of time is anachronism.

Q.No: 31

Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 16 to 23: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Anterior : Posterior

A

In : Out

B

Top : Bottom

C

Head : Tail

D

Front : Rear

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Anterior means front and posterior means rear.

Q.No: 32

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 31 to 35: Each of the following questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

CAR : ROAD

A

electricity : cable

B

ink : pencil

C

bomb : missile

D

fly : bird

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Just as a road is a medium for a car, a cable is a medium for electricity.

Q.No: 33

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 31 to 35: Each of the following questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

FORESIGHT : FARSIGHTEDNESS

A

long : lengthy

B

further : farther

C

short : dwarf

D

thinker : visionary

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Both the pairs are synonyms with two nouns.

Q.No: 34

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 31 to 35: Each of the following questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

FLEET : NAVY

A

chapter : book

B

seats : auditorium

C

letter : word

D

drop : ocean

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

A fleet is a part of navy, just as a chapter is a part of a book. Moreover, both a fleet and a chapter are complete entities in themselves unlike a drop, a letter or a chair.

Q.No: 35

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 31 to 35: Each of the following questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

FEATHER : WING

A

down : goose

B

cotton : mattress

C

subheading : heading

D

brick : wall

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Many feathers together make a wing and many bricks together make a wall.

Q.No: 36

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 31 to 35: Each of the following questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

SUGAR : TEA

A

paper : editor

B

weapon : murderer

C

button : buttonhole

D

umbrella : rain

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Just as sugar goes into tea, a button goes into the buttonhole.

Q.No: 37

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 36 to 40: Each pair of CAPITALIZED words given below is followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair which does not exhibit the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

RENT : LEASE

A

interest : borrow

B

salary : employ

C

price : buy

D

tax : govern

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Just as one pays rent when one takes something on a lease, one pays interest on borrowing something, pays salary on employing someone and pays a price to buy something. But one does not pay tax on governing someone.

Q.No: 38

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 36 to 40: Each pair of CAPITALIZED words given below is followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair which does not exhibit the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

TEMPERATURE : HEAT

A

votes : popularity

B

IQ : intelligence

C

ohms : resistance

D

speed : distance

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

In all other pairs the first word is used to measure the second.

Q.No: 39

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 36 to 40: Each pair of CAPITALIZED words given below is followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair which does not exhibit the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

PROGRESS : PROGRESSIVE

A

terror : terrorist

B

sympathy : sympathizer

C

revolution : revolutionary

D

reform : reformist

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

Just as a progressive person leads to progress, the second word of the pair in all other choices except b. leads to the first word of the pair. A sympathizer ‘gives’, and not ‘leads to’ sympathy.

Q.No: 40

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 36 to 40: Each pair of CAPITALIZED words given below is followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair which does not exhibit the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

STUBBORN : ADAPTABLE

A

stupid : bright

B

moral : amoral

C

inherent : extraneous

D

friend : enemy

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

All others pairs have words that are opposites of each other. “Amoral” means not caring about right or wrong; neither moral nor immoral.

Q.No: 41

Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 36 to 40: Each pair of CAPITALIZED words given below is followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair which does not exhibit the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

CLIPS : PAPER

A

thread : beads

B

cement : bricks

C

ribbon : hair

D

bag : vegetables

Answer key/Solution

Solution:

In all other pairs, the first word holds the second together. For example clips hold papers together and a ribbon holds hair together. But vegetables are put inside a bag.

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