Analogy Reasoning Exercise I


Ques 1 Analogy

There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of :: while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternative.

Kandla : Gujarat :: Cochin : ?
  a) Karnataka
  b) Kerala
  c) Goa
  d) Chennai


b is the correct option

Kandla is a port city in the state of Gujarat in India. Cochin is also a port city, located in the state of Kerala in India. Both Kandla and Cochin are major ports and the question is asking for the state in which Cochin is located, the answer is Kerala. The options given in the question are all states in India, but only Kerala is the correct match for Cochin as it is located in that state.




Ques 2 Analogy

There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of :: while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternative.

Typist : Typewriter :: Writer : ?
  a) Book
  b) Paper
  c) Script
  d) Pen


d is the correct option

The analogy compares the relationship between two things on either side of the colons. In this case, it is comparing the relationship between a typist and a typewriter to the relationship between a writer and something else.
Just as a typist uses a typewriter to write, a writer uses a pen to write.
Therefore, the correct answer is d) Pen.




Ques 3 Analogy

There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of :: while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternative.

Forecast : Future :: Regret : ?
  a) Present
  b) Atone
  c) Past
  d) Sins


c is the correct option

The analogy compares the relationship between two things on either side of the colons. In this case, it is comparing the relationship between forecast and the future to the relationship between regret and something else. The forecast is something that tells about the future, similarly, Regret is something related to the past. Therefore, the correct answer is c) Past.




Ques 4 Analogy

There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of :: while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternative.

Canoe : Boat :: Mansion : ?
  a) Hut
  b) Palace
  c) House
  d) Bungalow


c is the correct option

The analogy compares the relationship between two things on either side of the colons. In this case, it is comparing the relationship between a canoe and a boat to the relationship between the mansion and something else. A canoe is a type of boat, and a mansion is a type of house. A mansion is generally more grandiose and bigger than a house, but still, it is a type of house. Therefore, the correct answer is c) House.




Ques 5 Analogy

There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of :: while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternative.

Cattle : Fodder :: Fish : ?
  a) Feed
  b) Hay
  c) Insects
  d) Plankton


d is the correct option

The analogy compares the relationship between two things on either side of the colons. In this case, it is comparing the relationship between cattle and fodder to the relationship between fish and something else. Fodder is the food that cattle eat, similarly, plankton is the food that fish eat. Fish, depending on the species, eat a variety of things like plankton, smaller fish, insects, worms, and crustaceans. Plankton is small aquatic organisms that form the basis of the marine food web. Therefore, the correct answer is d) Plankton.




Ques 6 Analogy

Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the given pair of words. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)

Rice : Carbohydrates
  a) Orange : Fruit
  b) Cottage cheese : Protein
  c) Flesh : Chicken
  d) Eggplant : Vegetable


b is the correct option




Ques 7 Analogy

Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first lettercluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

ACCUSED : UCCASDE :: FACTORY : TCAFOYR :: DYNAMIC : ?
  a) DANYMIC
  b) ANYDMCI
  c) DNYMACI
  d) YNMICAD


c is the correct option