CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Analogy questions

CAT/1996

Question . 11

Directions for question : From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.

DULCET : RAUCOUS 

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Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Analogy question

Option B is correct. Dulcet means sounding sweet, raucous means loud and harsh, the two words are thus antonyms. Palliative means to excuse and exacerbate means to irritate or make worse, crazy and sane are antonyms.