Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Wrestling
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
Analogy questions often compare a sport with its standard playing area. A “pitch” is the specific field used for cricket, so the parallel asks which sport is naturally associated with an “arena.” The goal is to find the tightest, most conventional pairing of sport and venue.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
Map each sport to its standard surface or venue. Tennis is played on a “court,” badminton on a “court,” and most artistic and rhythmic gymnastics occur on a “floor” or apparatus within a “gymnasium.” By convention, combat sports—wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts—are staged in an “arena,” a large enclosed venue designed for spectators around a central competition area.
Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Identify the canonical venue for each option.2) “Court” maps to tennis/badminton; “gymnasium” or “floor” maps to gymnastics.3) “Arena” commonly hosts wrestling and similar spectator combat sports.4) Therefore, “Arena : Wrestling” is the best parallel to “Pitch : Cricket.”
Verification / Alternative check:
Major tournaments in wrestling are marketed as “arena events,” and tickets reference the arena name (e.g., indoor arenas with central mats). Tennis and badminton rarely use “arena” as their defining surface; their defining word is “court.”
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Common Pitfalls:
Confusing the building (an arena can contain many kinds of courts) with the sport’s canonical surface name. The analogy expects the specific pairing, not a generic indoor building.
Final Answer:
Wrestling
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