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601. Calendar : Dates : : Dictionary : ___________?

  • A. Vocabulary
  • B. Language
  • C. Words
  • D. Book

Explanation: A calendar contains or lists dates, while a dictionary contains or lists words. Vocabulary is related to words but is not the direct equivalent here.

Correct answer: Words

602. Eye : Wink : : Heart : _________?

  • A. Move
  • B. Throb
  • C. Pump
  • D. Quiver

Explanation: An eye can wink, while a heart can throb or pulsate. Move and quiver do not describe the heart's characteristic rhythmic action as precisely.

Correct answer: Throb

603. Misogamy : Marrige : : Misogyny : ___________?

  • A. Children
  • B. Husband
  • C. Relation
  • D. Women

Explanation: Misogamy means hatred or dislike of marriage, whereas misogyny means hatred or dislike of women. Thus, marriage corresponds to women.

Correct answer: Women

604. Vegetable : Chop : : Body : _________?

  • A. Cut
  • B. Amputate
  • C. Peel
  • D. Prune

Explanation: A vegetable may be chopped into pieces, while a body part may be amputated, meaning surgically removed. Amputate is more specific to the human body than the general verb cut.

Correct answer: Amputate

605. Sports : Logo : : Nation : ______________?

  • A. Anthem
  • B. Ruler
  • C. Animal
  • D. Emblem

Explanation: A logo represents a sports team or sporting organization, while an emblem represents a nation. An anthem is associated with a nation but is a song rather than a symbol.

Correct answer: Emblem

606. Winter : Hibernation : : Summer : ___________?

  • A. Survival
  • B. Activation
  • C. Aestivation
  • D. Cache

Explanation: Hibernation is dormancy during winter, while aestivation is dormancy during hot or dry summer conditions. Activation is the opposite of dormancy, not its summer equivalent.

Correct answer: Aestivation

607. Scout : Army : : Clerk : ___________?

  • A. Office
  • B. Files
  • C. Officer
  • D. Administration

Explanation: A scout is associated with the army, while a clerk is typically associated with an office. Files are handled by clerks but are not the place or institution corresponding to the army.

Correct answer: Office

608. War : Death : : Smoke : __________?

  • A. Burning
  • B. Pollution
  • C. Fire
  • D. Cigarette

Explanation: War commonly results in death, while smoke commonly results in pollution. Fire and cigarette can produce smoke, but they are sources rather than its typical consequence here.

Correct answer: Pollution

609. Anatomy : Zoology : : Paediatrics : ___________?

  • A. Chemistry
  • B. Medicine
  • C. Palaeontology
  • D. Mechanics

Explanation: Anatomy is a field studied within zoology, while paediatrics is a branch of medicine concerned with children. Chemistry and mechanics do not contain paediatrics as a field.

Correct answer: Medicine

610. Oasis : Sand : : Island : __________?

  • A. River
  • B. Sea
  • C. Water
  • D. Waves

Explanation: An oasis is an isolated fertile place surrounded by sand, while an island is land surrounded by water. Sea and waves are associated with water but do not form the direct counterpart.

Correct answer: Water