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331. Choose analogous pair: Mad : Insane

  • A. Red : Green
  • B. Healthy : Fat
  • C. Brave : Timid
  • D. Slim : Thin

Explanation: Mad and insane are near-synonyms, as are slim and thin. The other pairs express contrast rather than similarity.

Correct answer: Slim : Thin

332. Choose analogous pair: Carpenter : Furniture

  • A. Teacher : Teach
  • B. King : Empire
  • C. Mason : Wall
  • D. Farmer : Agriculture

Explanation: A carpenter makes furniture, while a mason constructs walls. Each pair links a skilled worker with a product or structure made by that worker.

Correct answer: Mason : Wall

333. Choose analogous pair: Shard : Pottery

  • A. Island : Sea
  • B. Canto : Poem
  • C. Frog : Amphibian
  • D. Grass : Field

Explanation: A shard is a fragment of pottery, just as a canto is a section of a poem. Both first terms denote a part of the object named second.

Correct answer: Canto : Poem

334. Choose analogous pair: Geology : Earth

  • A. Architect : Building
  • B. Biology : Science
  • C. Aquarium : Fish
  • D. Archaeology : Artifacts

Explanation: Geology is the study of the Earth, while archaeology studies human artifacts and remains from the past. Both pairs connect a field of study with its principal subject.

Correct answer: Archaeology : Artifacts

335. Choose analogous pair: Bird : Cage

  • A. Animals : Zoo
  • B. Thief : Prison
  • C. Antoque : Museum
  • D. Crime : Punishment

Explanation: A cage confines a bird, just as a prison confines a thief. The relationship is a person or animal and the place used to confine it.

Correct answer: Thief : Prison

336. Choose analogous pair: Army : Logistics

  • A. Team : Individual
  • B. War : Logic
  • C. Soldiers : Students
  • D. Business : Strategy

Explanation: Logistics provides the organisation and supplies needed for an army, while strategy provides the planning needed for a business. Both pairs connect an organisation with an essential management function.

Correct answer: Business : Strategy

337. Choose analogous pair: Palintiff : Defendant

  • A. Judge : Jury
  • B. Court : Law
  • C. Attorney : Lawyer
  • D. Injured : Accused

Explanation: A plaintiff and a defendant are opposing parties in a legal dispute, just as an injured party and an accused person may stand on opposite sides of a case. The misspelled “Palintiff” is clearly intended to mean plaintiff.

Correct answer: Injured : Accused

338. Choose analogous pair: Cricket : Football

  • A. Solid : Liquid
  • B. Hockey : Ball
  • C. Prose : Poetry
  • D. Shoes : Gloves

Explanation: Cricket and football are both sports, while prose and poetry are both forms of literary writing. Solid and liquid are contrasting states of matter, not parallel examples of the same category.

Correct answer: Prose : Poetry

339. Choose analogous pair: Priest : Mitre

  • A. Student : Pen
  • B. Teacher : Chalk
  • C. Dictionary : Words
  • D. King : Crown

Explanation: A mitre is a ceremonial headpiece associated with a priest, just as a crown is associated with a king. The other objects are ordinary tools or sources of information rather than distinctive status symbols.

Correct answer: King : Crown

340. Choose analogous pair: Lively : Dull

  • A. Emotional : Sensitive
  • B. Flower : Bud
  • C. Employed : Jobless
  • D. Happy : Gay

Explanation: Lively and dull are opposites, and employed and jobless are also opposite conditions. Emotional and sensitive are related qualities, not opposites.

Correct answer: Employed : Jobless