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731. Market : Demand : : Farming : __________?
- A. Farmer
- B. Monsoons
- C. Foodgrains
- D. Supply
Explanation: Market activity is strongly influenced by demand, just as farming in this context is strongly influenced by monsoons. Farmer and foodgrains are associated with farming but do not show the same determining relationship.
Correct answer: Monsoons732. Squint : Eye : : Squeeze : ___________?
- A. Tongue
- B. Cloth
- C. Throat
- D. Hand
Explanation: To squint is to partially close or contract the eye, while to squeeze is commonly to press or contract with the hand. The other options do not represent the usual organ or instrument used for squeezing.
Correct answer: Hand733. Enough : Excess : : Sufficiency : ___________?
- A. Adequacy
- B. Surplus
- C. Competency
- D. Import
Explanation: Enough means an adequate amount, whereas excess means more than is needed. In the same way, sufficiency means adequacy and its contrasting condition is surplus.
Correct answer: Surplus734. Teheran : Iran : : Beijing : __________?
- A. China
- B. Japan
- C. Turkey
- D. Malaysia
Explanation: Tehran is the capital of Iran, and Beijing is the capital of China. The other countries do not correspond to Beijing.
Correct answer: China735. Pigeon : Peace : : White flage : __________?
- A. Friendship
- B. Victory
- C. Surrender
- D. War
Explanation: A pigeon is a conventional symbol of peace, while a white flag conventionally signals surrender. Victory and war convey opposite or different ideas.
Correct answer: Surrender736. Jeopardy : Peril : : Jealousy : __________?
- A. Envy
- B. Insecurity
- C. Lust
- D. Sin
Explanation: Jeopardy means peril or danger, and jealousy commonly means envy of another person's advantage or possessions. Insecurity may cause jealousy but is not its direct synonym.
Correct answer: Envy737. Cricket : Bat : : Hockey : __________?
- A. Field
- B. Stick
- C. Player
- D. Ball
Explanation: A bat is the principal piece of equipment used to play cricket, just as a stick is the principal implement used to play hockey. Field and player are parts of the game but not equivalent equipment.
Correct answer: Stick738. Conscience : Wrong : : Police : __________?
- A. Thief
- B. Law
- C. Discipline
- D. Crime
Explanation: A conscience identifies or restrains a person's wrongdoing, while the police deal with crime. A thief is an offender and law is what police enforce, so neither has the same relationship as crime.
Correct answer: Crime739. Scrap : Food : : Lees : _________?
- A. Bread
- B. Tea
- C. Wine
- D. Rice
Explanation: Scrap can mean leftover or waste food, while lees are the sediment or residue left after wine has fermented. Thus both terms refer to residue associated with the material named.
Correct answer: Wine740. Reading : Knowledge : : Work : _______?
- A. Experience
- B. Engagement
- C. Employment
- D. Experiment
Explanation: Reading is a means of gaining knowledge, while work is a means of gaining experience. Employment and engagement describe work itself rather than its usual result.
Correct answer: Experience