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191. Choose similar word: Potato : Carrot : Raddish

  • A. Tomato
  • B. Spinach
  • C. Sesame
  • D. Groundnut

Explanation: Potato, carrot and radish are edible crops that develop below or at the soil surface. Groundnut pods also mature underground, making it the intended match, although it is botanically a legume rather than a root vegetable.

Correct answer: Groundnut

192. Choose similar word: Diamond : Sapphire : Ruby

  • A. Gold
  • B. Silver
  • C. Emerald
  • D. Bronze

Explanation: Diamond, sapphire and ruby are precious gemstones. Emerald is another major precious gemstone, while gold, silver and bronze are metals or alloys.

Correct answer: Emerald

193. Choose similar word: Jute : Cotton : Wool

  • A. Terylene
  • B. Silk
  • C. Rayon
  • D. Nylon

Explanation: Jute, cotton and wool are natural fibres, and silk belongs to the same category. Terylene, rayon and nylon are generally manufactured or semi-synthetic fibres.

Correct answer: Silk

194. Choose similar word: Peas : Gram : Pulses

  • A. Rice
  • B. Barley
  • C. Beans
  • D. Coconut

Explanation: Peas and gram are examples of pulses, as are beans. Rice and barley are cereals, while coconut is a fruit or seed.

Correct answer: Beans

195. Choose similar word: Ohm : Watt : Volt

  • A. Light
  • B. Electricity
  • C. Hour
  • D. Ampere

Explanation: Ohm, watt and volt are units used in electricity, and ampere is another electrical unit. Light and hour belong to different measurement categories.

Correct answer: Ampere

196. Choose similar word: Calf : Kid : Pup

  • A. Infant
  • B. Young
  • C. Larva
  • D. Animal

Explanation: A calf, kid and pup are young animals; a larva is also an immature or young form of an animal, especially an insect. Infant is usually used for a human baby, making it less parallel here.

Correct answer: Larva

197. Choose analogous pair: Intelligensia : Elitist

  • A. Commonality : Common class
  • B. Gentry : Public
  • C. Rabble : Plebeian
  • D. Outer shell : Sea shell

Explanation: Intelligentsia refers to an intellectual elite, while an elitist is a person associated with or supporting an elite group. Rabble denotes the common crowd, and plebeian denotes a common person, giving the same group-to-person relationship.

Correct answer: Rabble : Plebeian

198. Choose analogous pair: Rampart : Fortress

  • A. River : Lake
  • B. Fence : House
  • C. Cage : Animal
  • D. Parapet : Roof

Explanation: A rampart is a defensive wall forming part of or protecting a fortress. Similarly, a parapet is a protective low wall found along the edge of a roof.

Correct answer: Parapet : Roof

199. Choose analogous pair: Scythe : Reaping

  • A. Light : Shining
  • B. Shears : Cutting
  • C. Saws : Gluing
  • D. Screws : Turning

Explanation: A scythe is used for reaping, and shears are used for cutting. The other pairs either lack this tool-to-function relationship or give an incorrect function.

Correct answer: Shears : Cutting

200. Choose analogous pair: Fond : Doting

  • A. Solicitous : Concern
  • B. Vebose : Wordiness
  • C. Flurry : Blizzard
  • D. Magnificent : Grandiose

Explanation: Doting means extremely or excessively fond, just as a blizzard is a more intense form of a flurry. The pair therefore shows increasing degree of intensity.

Correct answer: Flurry : Blizzard