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271. 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

272. 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

273. 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

274. Choose analogous pair: Cool : Frigid

  • A. Livid : Lurid
  • B. Pool : Placid
  • C. Tepid : Torried
  • D. Lack : Abundant

Explanation: Cool and frigid describe increasingly intense degrees of cold, while tepid and torrid describe contrasting degrees of warmth or heat. “Torried” is evidently intended to be “torrid.”

Correct answer: Tepid : Torried

275. Choose analogous pair: Laboratory : Germs

  • A. School : Students
  • B. Playground : Games
  • C. Library : Books
  • D. Observatory : Planets

Explanation: A laboratory is a place where germs may be studied, just as an observatory is a place where planets and other celestial bodies are observed. Both pairs link a facility with its object of study.

Correct answer: Observatory : Planets

276. Choose analogous pair: Monk : Monastery

  • A. Noble : House
  • B. Lion : Hole
  • C. Nun : Convent
  • D. Peasant : Village

Explanation: A monastery is the usual residence of a monk, while a convent is the corresponding residence of a nun. Both pairs link a religious person with the institution where they live.

Correct answer: Nun : Convent

277. Choose analogous pair: Cricket : Pitch

  • A. Ship : Dock
  • B. Boat : Harbour
  • C. Wrestling : Track
  • D. Boxing : Ring

Explanation: A pitch is the playing area for cricket, just as a ring is the designated playing area for boxing. The other venues are associated with transport rather than the same type of sport.

Correct answer: Boxing : Ring

278. Choose analogous pair: Tree : Sapling

  • A. Rock : Mountain
  • B. Horse : Foal
  • C. Giant : Dwarf
  • D. Hut : Mansion

Explanation: A sapling is a young tree, and a foal is a young horse. Both pairs show an adult animal or plant and its immature form.

Correct answer: Horse : Foal

279. Choose analogous pair: Coffee : Beverages

  • A. Bread : Butter
  • B. Milk : Tea
  • C. Burger : Snacks
  • D. Grapes : Wine

Explanation: Coffee belongs to the category of beverages, just as a burger can belong to the category of snacks or snack foods. The relationship is an item and its broader food or drink class.

Correct answer: Burger : Snacks

280. Choose analogous pair: Stage : Theatre

  • A. Badroom : House
  • B. Car : Road
  • C. Patient : Hospital
  • D. School : Education

Explanation: A stage is a part of a theatre, just as a bedroom is a part of a house. “Badroom” is a spelling error for “bedroom,” but the intended relationship is clear.

Correct answer: Badroom : House