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221. Choose analogous pair: Story : Novel

  • A. Sea : Ocean
  • B. School : University
  • C. Book : Dictionary
  • D. Poetry : Drama

Explanation: A novel is a long or extended form of story, just as an ocean is a larger expanse of sea. In each pair, the second term represents the broader or larger form.

Correct answer: Sea : Ocean

222. Choose analogous pair: Farce : Absurdity

  • A. Disease : Medicine
  • B. Charity : Generisity
  • C. Tragedy : Comedy
  • D. Energy : Electricity

Explanation: A farce is characterised by absurdity, while charity is an expression of generosity. The misspelling “Generisity” does not change the intended relationship.

Correct answer: Charity : Generisity

223. Choose analogous pair: Money : Transaction

  • A. Life : Death
  • B. Water : Drink
  • C. Ideas : Exchange
  • D. Language : Conversation

Explanation: Money facilitates or enables a transaction, just as language facilitates conversation. Each first term is the medium used to carry out the second activity.

Correct answer: Language : Conversation

224. Choose analogous pair: Visitor : Welcome

  • A. Beggar : Hungry
  • B. Worship : God
  • C. Criminal : Prosecute
  • D. Warrior : Conquer

Explanation: A visitor is normally received with a welcome, while a criminal is dealt with through prosecution. The other options describe a condition or an action that does not conventionally follow from the first term.

Correct answer: Criminal : Prosecute

225. Choose analogous pair: Garbage : Dustbin

  • A. Tree : Honey
  • B. Medicine : Capsule
  • C. Kitchen : House
  • D. Bangles : Hand

Explanation: A dustbin is a container for garbage, just as a capsule contains medicine. The other options do not show the same container-and-content relationship.

Correct answer: Medicine : Capsule

226. Choose analogous pair: Ribs : Lungs

  • A. Ball : Sphere
  • B. Hand : Fingers
  • C. Shell : Nut
  • D. Coat : Tie

Explanation: Ribs protect the lungs within the chest, just as a shell protects the nut inside it. This is a protective covering relationship.

Correct answer: Shell : Nut

227. Choose analogous pair: Overlook : Aberration

  • A. Mitigate : Penitence
  • B. Condone : Offence
  • C. Error : Omission
  • D. Conviction : Criminal

Explanation: To overlook an aberration is to fail to notice an error, while to condone an offence is to tolerate or forgive wrongdoing. Both pairs link an action with something blameworthy that may be disregarded.

Correct answer: Condone : Offence

228. Choose analogous pair: Duralumin : Aircraft

  • A. Brass : Alloy
  • B. Stone : Sculptor
  • C. Iron : Steel
  • D. Bronze : Statue

Explanation: Duralumin is a material used in making aircraft, just as bronze is commonly used to make statues. The relationship is material to manufactured object.

Correct answer: Bronze : Statue

229. Choose analogous pair: Mongoose : Snake

  • A. Milk : Goat
  • B. Fish : Crane
  • C. Whale : Crow
  • D. Water : Sky

Explanation: A mongoose attacks or preys on a snake, while a crane commonly catches and eats fish. Both pairs show one animal as a predator of the other.

Correct answer: Fish : Crane

230. Choose analogous pair: Illiterate : Uneducated

  • A. Country : State
  • B. City : Village
  • C. Palace : Hut
  • D. Vision : Sight

Explanation: Illiterate and uneducated are closely related in meaning, as are vision and sight. The other pairs contain different kinds of relationships rather than synonyms.

Correct answer: Vision : Sight