Verbal Analogies

The relationship is person : entity they betray (traitor : country - a traitor betrays their country). Among options, apostate : religion best matches - an apostate abandons or betrays their religious faith. Potentate:kingdom is ruler:territory, bureaucrat:government is employee:system, tailor:law has no logical relationship.

Strong wind is gale. Same relationship is found in love: passion (passion is strong feeling of love). Disaster and calamity are synonyms.  Disgust and infatuation are antonyms and storm is rough weather at sea.

The relationship is antonyms (stable : erratic - opposite characteristics). Among options, puny : mammoth best match as antonyms - puny means very small, mammoth means huge. Beautiful:large are different attributes, compact:clumsy are different qualities, huge:untidy are different qualities (size vs neatness).

Whip is an instrument used to flay (skin/beat as punishment). Similarly, a chain is used to punish (restrain and discipline). The relationship is 'instrument : its purpose/action'. Option D (switch:chastise) is also valid, but chain:punish is the broader relationship.

King wears a crown as a symbol of royal authority. Similarly, a priest wears a mitre (ceremonial headdress) as a symbol of religious authority. The relationship is 'person : symbol of their office'. Other options are people:tools they use, not ceremonial symbols.

A trailer is a promotional preview that comes before a full picture/movie. Similarly, a commercial is a promotional advertisement that comes before or features a product. The relationship is 'promotional piece : what it promotes'. Options A and C are parts of wholes, not promotional.

Puny means very small, while mammoth means huge. These are direct opposites showing size contrast. Similarly, stable means steady/firm, while unstable means unsteady/shaky. These are direct opposites showing the same contrast relationship. Options B and C are not antonyms.

investment : sound :: physique : sturdy. Soundness is a quality or attribute that makes an investment good or reliable, just as sturdiness is a physical quality that characterizes a good physique. The relationship is entity : desirable quality.

manager : office :: curator : museum. A manager works in an office as their primary workplace, just as a curator works in a museum as their primary workplace. The relationship is professional : workplace institution.

brave : valour :: cynic : doubt. A brave person demonstrates or is characterized by valour, just as a cynic demonstrates or is characterized by doubt. The relationship is trait : its characteristic expression or manifestation.

A tiara is worn on the head as an accessory. Similarly, a knapsack is worn on the back. The relationship is 'item : body part it's worn on'. Other options don't fit this pattern - palm is part of hand, not worn on it; noose goes around neck but isn't worn; epaulet is worn on shoulder but the spelling is incorrect.

Treasure is stored in a chest for safekeeping. Similarly, cash is stored in a vault. The relationship is 'valuable thing : secure storage container'. Money goes in account but that's not a physical container; coins are made in a mint (creation, not storage); finance and exchequer are abstract concepts.

A greenhouse is a structure that nurtures and protects plants. Similarly, an incubator is a structure that nurtures and protects infants. The relationship is 'protective structure : living thing nurtured'. Hen house and hive provide shelter but don't have the same nurturing purpose; archives store documents but don't nurture them.

A drill is a tool used to bore holes. Similarly, a sieve is a tool used to sift materials. The relationship is 'tool : primary action it performs'. Painter uses brush but that's person:tool; helmet goes on head; mason builds wall but that's person:creation.