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361. Choose analogous pair: Thanks : Gratitude

  • A. Courtesy : Manners
  • B. Salutation : Flag
  • C. Protest : Resentment
  • D. Trial : Error

Explanation: Thanks are an expression of gratitude, while a protest can be an expression of resentment or opposition. The other pairs do not consistently link an expression or act with the feeling it conveys.

Correct answer: Protest : Resentment

362. Choose analogous pair: Cattle : Drove

  • A. Soldier : Crew
  • B. Grain : Bundle
  • C. Chicken : Brood
  • D. Bees : Heap

Explanation: A drove is a collective noun for cattle, while a brood is a group of young chickens or other birds. A crew refers to people, and a heap is not the standard collective noun for bees.

Correct answer: Chicken : Brood

363. Choose analogous pair: Traffic : Road

  • A. Aeroplane : Aerodrome
  • B. Roots : Tree
  • C. Blood : Veins
  • D. Car : Garage

Explanation: Traffic travels along a road, just as blood flows through veins. An aerodrome is a location for aeroplanes, but it does not express the same moving-through relationship as precisely.

Correct answer: Blood : Veins

364. Choose analogous pair: Cloth : Texture

  • A. Body : Weigh
  • B. Silk : Cloth
  • C. Wood : Grains
  • D. Ornaments : Gold

Explanation: Texture is a characteristic or surface pattern of cloth, just as grain is a natural pattern or characteristic of wood. The other options describe different relationships, such as material and object.

Correct answer: Wood : Grains

365. Choose analogous pair: Stare : Glance

  • A. Gulp : Sip
  • B. Confide : Tell
  • C. Hunt : Stalk
  • D. Step : Walk

Explanation: A stare is a prolonged, fixed look, while a glance is brief; both are ways of looking. Similarly, a gulp is a large or quick drink, whereas a sip is a small one.

Correct answer: Gulp : Sip

366. Choose analogous pair: Pesticied : Plant

  • A. Injection : Disease
  • B. Vaccination : Body
  • C. Medicine : Cure
  • D. Teacher : Student

Explanation: A pesticide-treated plant has been subjected to a protective treatment, just as a vaccinated body has received protection against disease. The word “Pesticied” appears to be a nonstandard or misspelled form of pesticide-treated.

Correct answer: Vaccination : Body

367. Choose analogous pair: Canvas : Painter

  • A. Leather : Shoe
  • B. Chisel : Wood
  • C. Marble : Sculptor
  • D. Hammer : Carpenter

Explanation: Canvas is a material used by a painter, while marble is a material used by a sculptor. The tools in the other options do not match the material-to-professional relationship.

Correct answer: Marble : Sculptor

368. Choose analogous pair: Fish : Shoal

  • A. Shark : School
  • B. Whale : Herd
  • C. Elephant : Flock
  • D. Audience : Theatre

Explanation: A shoal is a group of fish, and a school is a collective term for certain groups of fish, including sharks. The other collective nouns do not correctly match the animals given.

Correct answer: Shark : School

369. Choose analogous pair: Theft : Confess

  • A. Fight : Dare
  • B. Fault : Admit
  • C. Murder : Commit
  • D. Mistake : Agree

Explanation: One may confess a theft, just as one may admit a fault. Both pairs combine an offence or shortcoming with the appropriate verb of acknowledgment.

Correct answer: Fault : Admit

370. Choose analogous pair: Chaff : Wheat

  • A. Bone : Flesh
  • B. Blood : Vein
  • C. Dregs : Wine
  • D. Rubbish : House

Explanation: Chaff is the waste separated from wheat, while dregs are the sediment or waste left in wine or another liquid. Both pairs link a substance with its unwanted residue.

Correct answer: Dregs : Wine