Verbal Analogies

A wrestler performs in an arena, which is their designated workplace. Similarly, a farmer works in a field. Both relationships show person:place where the professional activity occurs. Option A is close but cricket is played on a pitch, not by it.

Modesty and arrogance are antonyms, opposites characterizing a person's demeanor. Similarly, debility (weakness) and strength are direct opposites. Option B pairs related concepts (practice leads to perfection), not antonyms. Option C are synonyms, not opposites.

An embryo is an early developmental stage that grows into a child. Similarly, a sprout is the early growth stage of a plant. Both represent the developmental progression from early stage to mature form. Option C reverses the order (seed becomes fruit, not sprout).

An ascetic is someone who deliberately avoids and renounces luxury. Similarly, a misogynist is someone who has an aversion to and avoids women. Both represent person:thing avoided relationships. Option C is the opposite (capitalist seeks to avoid poverty).

A shard is a fragment or piece of broken pottery. Similarly, a canto is a part or division of a poem. Both represent part-to-whole relationships, though shard implies a broken fragment while canto is a structural division. Option A is place containment, not part-whole.

A relic is a surviving remnant or trace of a civilization that once existed. Similarly, ashes are the remaining traces of a fire after it has burned. Both represent what remains after something ceases to exist or function.

A fight is a small-scale conflict, while war is large-scale conflict, essentially the same thing at different scales. Similarly, adoration (single instance) and love (broader sentiment) represent the same emotion at different scopes of intensity and duration.

A traitor betrays their country, violating loyalty to the entity they should serve. Similarly, an apostate abandons or betrays their religion, renouncing faith they once professed. Both represent betrayal of a fundamental allegiance or commitment.

Grunt is the characteristic sound made by hogs. Similarly, moo is the characteristic sound made by cattle. Both pairs represent animal:characteristic sound. Option A is animal:meat product, not sound. Option B is group term:animal, not sound.

'Food' is made up of 'grains' and 'body' is made up of 'cells'. So, the relationship between the question pair & (2) is the same. Therefore, answer is (2).

Mine is the possessive form of I. This means that the second word is the possessive form of the first word.  A confusing choice is (1) but 'her' is the objective form of 'she'.  The possessive form of 'she' is 'hers'.  'His' is the possessive form of 'he'.  Hence, (4) is the answer.

The question pair is a pair of antonyms. So, we have to look for another pair of antonyms as an answer, which is in (4), i.e. traditions & iconoclast.

Tepid is lukewarm - a milder, less intense version of hot. Similarly, pat is a light, gentle touch - a milder, less intense version of slap. The analogy is mild to strong intensity.

The relationship is action : person affected (confine : prisoner). Among options, detain : suspect best matches this pattern - to detain is to restrict a suspect's movement, just as to confine is to restrict a prisoner's movement. Trace:fugitive is action : person fleeing, ambush is a surprise attack not confinement, impeach is a political process not physical restriction.