Verbal Analogies

An aardvark is an animal known for eating ants. The relationship is 'animal: its primary food source'. Similarly, a tapir is a mammal that primarily eats plants.

Mutualism is a specific type of symbiosis (is-a relationship: mutualism IS symbiosis). Similarly, syllogism is a type of deductive reasoning. The other options are wrong because: Euphemism relates to substituting mild expressions for harsh ones (not phonetics), and the other options contain misspellings or incorrect categorizations.

The analogy attempts to show 'tool:context of use' relationship - abacus is associated with Montessori education, and calculator is associated with office work. However, this is a weak analogy because Montessori is a specific educational method while 'office' is a physical place/setting. The categories don't align perfectly.

 Soup is the first course of a meal, and dessert is the last course. The relationship is that of beginning and end. Option 3 agrees with this relationship. Sunlight appears at the start of day, and twilight appears at night.

 Rain make up a river, the same relationship is seen in stars:sky. 

 The relationship is in reference to space, i.e one is above in space, and the other is below in space. The same relationship is present in option 5.

 The relationship is that of a pronoun in subjective case and a pronoun in possessive case. The same relationship is seen in option 1, where 'He' is in subjective case and 'His' is the possessive case.

 Both the words are synonyms. Innocuous and harmless have the same meaning. All the options have opposite words except option 4.

 The relationship is that of a furnace and the item that is produced or made in a furnace. Oven: Cakes is the closest option.

Impetuous means rash or hasty, while caution is carefulness - they are opposites showing lack vs. presence of a quality. Similarly, excessive means too much while moderation is the quality of being moderate or controlled - they show the same opposite relationship. Arduous:easy, impassive:diligent, and ingenuous:fake don't show this clear opposite pairing.

 The relationship is of a product and the raw material used to make the product. Thread is made of cotten, like noodles are made of flour.

 Portfolio is the total holdings of the securities. Likewise, classroom:students bear the same relationship.

 The relationship is that of an action and a noun which is destroyed by that activity. E.g, embezzling breaks trust.  

Paraphernalia refers to equipment or accessories, while belongings refer to personal possessions. Both describe items that belong to someone or are associated with a person, making them similar in meaning.

A connoisseur is someone who expertly appreciates art, so 'a lover of art' describes what a connoisseur is. The question asks which pair is related, and B-D shows the definition relationship.