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331. Choose analogous pair: Textile : Mill

  • A. Eggs : Hen
  • B. Coal : Mine
  • C. Food : Agriculture
  • D. Brick : Kiln

Explanation: A textile is produced in a mill, just as a brick is produced or baked in a kiln. The other pairs show sources or raw materials rather than a manufacturing place.

Correct answer: Brick : Kiln

332. Choose analogous pair: Teeth : Dentist

  • A. Legs : Philanthropist
  • B. Eyes : Oculist
  • C. Operation : Surgeon
  • D. Sight : Spectator

Explanation: A dentist treats teeth, while an oculist treats or examines the eyes. Both pairs connect a body part with its specialist.

Correct answer: Eyes : Oculist

333. Choose analogous pair: Spring : Summer

  • A. Adolescence : Youth
  • B. Fight : Battle
  • C. Stagger : Walk
  • D. Read : Learn

Explanation: Spring is followed by summer in the usual sequence of seasons; similarly, adolescence is treated here as an earlier stage leading into youth. The analogy is based on successive stages rather than synonyms.

Correct answer: Adolescence : Youth

334. Choose analogous pair: Revolver : Holster

  • A. Book : Bag
  • B. Eye : Eyelid
  • C. Juice : Glass
  • D. Nostril : Nose

Explanation: A holster is a container designed to carry a revolver, just as a bag can carry a book. The relationship is between an object and its carrying container.

Correct answer: Book : Bag

335. Choose analogous pair: Chair : Carpenter

  • A. Grass : Gardener
  • B. Medicine : Doctor
  • C. Bridge : Engineer
  • D. Radio : Radiologist

Explanation: A carpenter makes a chair, while an engineer designs or constructs a bridge. Both pairs associate a manufactured structure with the professional responsible for it.

Correct answer: Bridge : Engineer

336. Choose analogous pair: Range : Mountain

  • A. Point : Line
  • B. Bouquet : Flower
  • C. School : Class
  • D. String : Bead

Explanation: A range is a group or chain of mountains, while a string is a group or series of beads. Each first term denotes a collection of the second.

Correct answer: String : Bead

337. Choose analogous pair: Implicate : Incriminate

  • A. Involvement : Malpractice
  • B. Exonerate : Acquit
  • C. Embezzlement : Charge
  • D. Perjury : Fraud

Explanation: To implicate someone is to incriminate that person, so the two words are near-synonyms. Exonerate and acquit likewise both mean to clear someone of blame or a charge.

Correct answer: Exonerate : Acquit

338. Choose analogous pair: Friendly : Inimical

  • A. Lithosphere : Hydrosphere
  • B. Condemnation : Approval
  • C. Abstain : Refrain
  • D. Disappointment : Embarrassment

Explanation: Friendly and inimical have opposite meanings, as do condemnation and approval. Abstain and refrain are synonyms, not opposites.

Correct answer: Condemnation : Approval

339. Choose analogous pair: Branch : Tree

  • A. Crest : Wave
  • B. Bulb : Filament
  • C. Clothes : Cupboard
  • D. Water : Tap

Explanation: A branch is a part or projection of a tree, and a crest is the upper projecting part of a wave. Both pairs show a prominent part of a larger natural object.

Correct answer: Crest : Wave

340. Choose analogous pair: Ecstasy : Pleasure

  • A. Hatred : Affection
  • B. Joy : Grief
  • C. Rage : Anger
  • D. Mumble : Speak

Explanation: Ecstasy is an extreme form of pleasure, just as rage is an extreme form of anger. The other options mainly contrast words or show unrelated actions.

Correct answer: Rage : Anger