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631. Knoll : Hill : : Eclogue : ____________?

  • A. Poem
  • B. Music
  • C. Drama
  • D. Ballad

Explanation: A knoll is a small hill, and an eclogue is a short pastoral poem. It is not specifically a ballad, drama, or musical composition.

Correct answer: Poem

632. Mattock : Dig : : Shovel : ____________?

  • A. Break
  • B. Push
  • C. Scoop
  • D. Whittle

Explanation: A mattock is used to dig, while a shovel is used to scoop or lift loose material. Push describes an action but not the shovel's principal function here.

Correct answer: Scoop

633. Applique : Ornament : : Impound : _____________?

  • A. Confiscate
  • B. Powder
  • C. Grab
  • D. Snatch

Explanation: Appliqué is used as an ornament or decorative addition, while impound means to confiscate or seize officially. Grab and snatch are less precise because they do not carry the official sense of impound.

Correct answer: Confiscate

634. Car : Petrol : : Television : ___________?

  • A. Electricity
  • B. Transmission
  • C. Entertainment
  • D. Antenna

Explanation: Petrol supplies the energy needed to run a car, just as electricity supplies the power needed to operate a television. Transmission and antenna are components or functions, not the usual power source.

Correct answer: Electricity

635. Oriel : Room : : Tendon : ___________?

  • A. Blood
  • B. Muscles
  • C. Veins
  • D. Liver

Explanation: An oriel is a projecting window or feature associated with a room, while a tendon is the connective structure associated with muscles. Blood, veins, and liver do not form the same relationship.

Correct answer: Muscles

636. Circle : Circumference : : Square : ___________?

  • A. Volume
  • B. Area
  • C. Diagonal
  • D. Perimeter

Explanation: Circumference is the boundary length of a circle, while perimeter is the boundary length of a square. Area measures the enclosed surface rather than its boundary.

Correct answer: Perimeter

637. Shark : Fish : Lavender : __________?

  • A. Shrub
  • B. Tree
  • C. Herd
  • D. Climber

Explanation: A shark is a type of fish, while lavender is commonly classified as a shrub. Tree, herd, and climber do not correctly classify lavender.

Correct answer: Shrub

638. Tanning : Leather : : Pyrotechnics : _____________?

  • A. Wool
  • B. Fireworks
  • C. Bombs
  • D. Machinery

Explanation: Tanning is a process used to make leather, while pyrotechnics is the art or science of producing fireworks. Bombs may involve explosives, but they are not the defining product of pyrotechnics.

Correct answer: Fireworks

639. Convoy : Ships : : Deputation : ____________?

  • A. Voters
  • B. Representatives
  • C. Politicians
  • D. Writers

Explanation: A convoy is an organized group of ships travelling together, while a deputation is a group of representatives sent to act or speak for others. Politicians and writers may form a deputation but are not its meaning.

Correct answer: Representatives

640. Line : Square: : Arc : ________?

  • A. Ring
  • B. Sphere
  • C. Circle
  • D. Ball

Explanation: A line can form a side or boundary of a square, while an arc forms part of the boundary of a circle. Sphere and ball are three-dimensional forms, unlike the circle.

Correct answer: Circle