Analogy: Exercise-10

Overview:


Questions and Answers Type:MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
Main Topic:Verbal Reasoning.
Verbal Reasoning Sub-topic:Analogy Questions and Answers.
Number of Questions:10 Questions with Solutions.

Directions (1-10): Find the relationship between the first two words and choose the missing word from the given alternatives, which bears the same relationship, as the first two bear.


  1. Archaeology : Human culture :: Seismology : ?

    1. science
    2. Monuments
    3. Solar system
    4. Earthquake


Answer: (d) Earthquake

Solution: As archaeology is the study of human culture, similarly seismology is the study of the earthquake.

  1. Perry : Pears :: Wine : ?

    1. Mango
    2. Grapes
    3. Cashew
    4. Almonds


Answer: (b) Grapes

Solution: As perry is made from pears similarly wine is made from grapes.

  1. Businessman : Profit :: Scholar : ?

    1. Money
    2. Books
    3. Fame
    4. Knowledge


Answer: (d) Knowledge

Solution: As a businessman seeks profit, similarly a scholar seeks knowledge.

  1. Walnut : Shell :: Letter : ?

    1. Envelope
    2. Letter-box
    3. Mail-box
    4. Stamp


Answer: (a) Envelope

Solution: As walnut is enclosed inside the shell, similarly a letter is enclosed inside the envelope.

  1. Ethology : Zoology :: Neurology : ?

    1. Physics
    2. Chemistry
    3. Medicine
    4. Biology


Answer: (c) Medicine

Solution: As ethology is a branch of zoology, similarly neurology is a branch of medicine.

  1. Vally : Mountain :: Idiot : ?

    1. Expert
    2. Fool
    3. Goon
    4. Fathead


Answer: (a) Expert

Solution: The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

  1. Wine : Grapes :: Beer : ?

    1. Apples
    2. Pears
    3. Grains
    4. Oranges


Answer: (c) Grains

Solution: The first is prepared from the second.

  1. Rajasthan : Jaipur :: Sikkim : ?

    1. Imphal
    2. Shillong
    3. Itanagar
    4. Gangtok


Answer: (d) Gangtok

Solution: As Jaipur is the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan, similarly Gangtok is the capital of the Indian state of Sikkim.

  1. Arc : Circle :: Line : ?

    1. Box
    2. Square
    3. Room
    4. Field


Answer: (b) Square

Solution: First is the part of the second.

  1. Cow : Calf : Lion : ?

    1. Kitten
    2. Cub
    3. Farrow
    4. Chick


Answer: (b) Cub

Solution: Second is the baby's name of the first.