| Answers & Explanations | |
| 1 | Trigger is a type of button or switch to shoot the gun as switch is there to light the lamp. Kick : pain bears the reverse order. Thus, option C is correct. |
| 2 | Wrist is a body part and watch is worn around it. Similarly neck is also a body part around which chain is worn |
| 3 | An instrument that utilizes person's energy has been given in the question. Now, while eliminating options, option 2 has been written in reverse order while option 3 & 4 do not talk about an instrument which uses person's energy to a lesser extent. |
| 4 | Scribble means to write indistinctly similarly Stammering is to speak indistinctly |
| 5 | As the HAIR SHEDS likewise the SKIN MOLTS. The meaning of the word 'molt' means to shed periodically part or all of a coat or an outer covering, such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is then replaced by a new growth |
| 6 | The point where STREETS meet is called intersection. Similarly the intersection of HIGWAYS is called JUNCTION |
| 7 | Scurry means to move quickly and chatter means to talk rapidly. So, option 2 is correct. |
| 8 | Drop cloth is used to protect furniture just as an apron is worn to protect clothing |
| 9 | Nascent and embryonic mean early stages and fruitition and maturity denote final or result stage |
| 10 | Amorphous is something that lacks shape, similarly non descript lacks classificatio |
| 11 | 'downpour' as the given analogy is of varying intensity. |
| 12 | Analogy of degree-Higher to lower. Seethe is a more intense form of anger just as fidget of uneasiness. |
| 13 | An ascetic is a person who adopts self denial of worldly pleasures and similarly zealot and fanatic are synonyms |
| 14 | Nuance is subtle whereas hint is indirect. A pun is not always sarcastic and a fib,which is a lie,can never be honest. An inquiry need not necessarily be discreet nor does a clue have to be mysterious. Therefore, hint is correct. Option D is appropiate |
| 15 | Brook is a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river, path a road or way, esp a narrow trodden track, whereas a highway is a main public road, especially one connecting towns and cities. |
| 16 | Proctor is a person who supervises and prodigal is a person who squanders/spend wastefully. So,option 2 is correct....profligate means someone who is recklessly extravagant |
| 17 | A collection of votes is Tally just as a collection of athletes is team. |
| 18 | Archipelago is a group of islands; constellation is a group of stars |
| 19 | Presentiment is premonition before an incident and hindsight is perception after occurrence of an event. Similarly, Anticipation takes place before and reminiscence after an event has occurred |
| 20 | Admonishment –castigation are synonyms but with a difference of degree. An admonishment is a mild rebuke, a castigation a severe one. In the same way, a peccadillo is a minor sin |
