SECTION – D (Part – II)

136. ACTIVATE : DETONATE ::

(A) Deaden : Defuse

(B) Quicken : Mutilate

(C) Connect : Detach

(D) Inform : Deform

Solution:

‘Activate’ means to make something such as a device or chemical process start working. ‘Detonate’ means to explode or to make a bomb or other device explode. The link between these two is that the process of ‘detonation’ has to be ‘activated’ for it to explode.

In option (A), the given words are ‘deaden’ and ‘defuse’. ‘Deaden’ means to cause something such as a sound, a feeling, to lose strength. ‘Defuse’ means to stop a possibly dangerous or difficult situation from developing or a bomb from going off. The link between them is that the process of ‘defusing’ has to be ‘deadened’ for it to not explode.

Option (B) is ruled out because no such link exists in the words.

Option (C) comprises words that share an antonymous relationship.

Option (D) has the words – ‘Inform’ and ‘Deform’ (which means to spoil the natural shape of something).

There is no link between these words, so it is ruled out. Choice (A)