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201. Choose analogous pair: Relax : Work

  • A. Play : Cheat
  • B. Lunch : Dinner
  • C. Smile : Laugh
  • D. Fresh : Stale

Explanation: Relax and work represent opposite activities, as do fresh and stale. Smile and laugh are related actions, not opposites.

Correct answer: Fresh : Stale

202. Choose analogous pair: Incandescent : Glowing

  • A. Flash : Flame
  • B. Tedious : Bore
  • C. Boor : Oafish
  • D. Indefatigable : Untiring

Explanation: Incandescent means glowing, especially because of intense heat, while indefatigable means untiring. Both pairs consist of words with closely related meanings.

Correct answer: Indefatigable : Untiring

203. Choose analogous pair: Apostate : Religion

  • A. Potentate : Kingdom
  • B. Traitor : Country
  • C. Bureaucrat : Government
  • D. Jailor : Law

Explanation: An apostate abandons or rejects a religion, while a traitor betrays or abandons a country. The other options do not express this person-to-loyalty relationship.

Correct answer: Traitor : Country

204. Choose analogous pair: Spider : Web

  • A. Ink : Pen
  • B. Cock : Hen
  • C. Teacher : Student
  • D. Poet : Poetry

Explanation: A spider produces or creates a web, and a poet produces poetry. The other pairs show different relationships, such as gender or teacher-student roles.

Correct answer: Poet : Poetry

205. Choose analogous pair: Bruise : Fall

  • A. Walk : Run
  • B. Wound : Antiseptic
  • C. Tipsy : Drink
  • D. Tonic : Health

Explanation: A bruise may result from a fall, just as being tipsy may result from drinking alcohol. The other options do not show a direct cause-and-effect relationship.

Correct answer: Tipsy : Drink

206. Choose analogous pair: Dislike : Repulsion

  • A. Dream : Sleep
  • B. Steal : Crime
  • C. Reputation : Behaviour
  • D. Intelligence : Wit

Explanation: Repulsion is a stronger feeling of dislike, just as wit can be viewed as a particular form or expression of intelligence. The remaining pairs do not show a comparable meaning relationship.

Correct answer: Intelligence : Wit

207. Choose analogous pair: Tree : Branches

  • A. River : Tributaries
  • B. Continent : Island
  • C. Stream : Delta
  • D. Ocean : Seas

Explanation: Branches are divisions or extensions of a tree, while tributaries are streams that flow into a larger river. Both pairs show a whole and its branching parts.

Correct answer: River : Tributaries

208. Choose analogous pair: Berries : Bush

  • A. Herd : Plant
  • B. Tea : Leaves
  • C. Melon : Vine
  • D. Coffee : Plantation

Explanation: Berries commonly grow on a bush, while melons commonly grow on a vine. The pair therefore links a fruit with the plant on which it grows.

Correct answer: Melon : Vine

209. Choose analogous pair: Thrust : Spear

  • A. Scabberd : Sword
  • B. Mangle : Iron
  • C. Bow : Arrow
  • D. Fence : Epee

Explanation: A thrust is an action performed with a spear, while fencing is an action performed with an epee. Thus both pairs connect an action with the weapon used for it.

Correct answer: Fence : Epee

210. Choose analogous pair: East : Orient

  • A. North : Polar
  • B. North : Torpic
  • C. South : Capricorn
  • D. West : Occident

Explanation: Orient is an older term associated with the east, while Occident refers to the west. The pair therefore gives each direction its corresponding traditional term.

Correct answer: West : Occident