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401. Choose analogous pair: Staircase : Banisters

  • A. Train : Tracks
  • B. Deck : Railings
  • C. Auditorium : Seats
  • D. Cinema : Screen

Explanation: Banisters are protective rails along a staircase, while railings serve the same function along a deck. Seats and screens are parts of venues but do not provide the same safety-support relationship.

Correct answer: Deck : Railings

402. Choose analogous pair: Energy : Dissipate

  • A. Atom : Explosion
  • B. Power : Generator
  • C. Money : Squander
  • D. Battery : Charge

Explanation: Energy can be dissipated, meaning spread out or lost, while money can be squandered, meaning wasted carelessly. Both pairs connect a resource with an action that reduces or wastes it.

Correct answer: Money : Squander

403. Choose analogous pair: Judge : Adjudicate

  • A. Researcher : Emendate
  • B. Mediator : Reconcile
  • C. Appellant : Implore
  • D. Advocate : Jury

Explanation: A judge adjudicates a dispute, while a mediator attempts to reconcile the parties. Both pairs match a professional role with its characteristic function.

Correct answer: Mediator : Reconcile

404. 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

405. 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

406. 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

407. 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

408. 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

409. 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

410. 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