Analogy - General Inteligence & Reasoning MCQ Questions and Answers

1.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Cruel : Kind :: Lethargy : ?

(A) Sharp
(B) Alertness
(C) Internet
(D) Shrewd

Solution:

 The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.

2.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Money : Bank

(A) Coin : Mint
(B) Sound : Music
(C) Arrows : Quiver
(D) Fear : Tremble

Solution:

 Money is kept in a bank. Similarly, arrows are kept in a quiver.

3.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Umpire : Game

(A) Prodigy : Wonder
(B) Moderator : Debate
(C) Legislator : Election
(D) Chef : Banquet

Solution:

 First is the person who helps to arrive at a consensus or decision in the second.

4.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Equivocation : Meaning

(A) Refinement : Innovation
(B) Travesty : Insight
(C) Geniality : Amiability
(D) Feint : Intention

Solution:

 First denotes the state of lack of second.

5.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
White : Peace :: Mildew : ?

(A) Violence
(B) Roses
(C) Hatred
(D) Cleanliness

Solution:

 First is a symbol of the second.

6.

Mango : Fruit :: Potato : ?

(A) Root
(B) Stem
(C) Flower
(D) Fruit

Solution:

 we are comparing the relationship between two different items. A "Mango" is a type of fruit, so the relationship is that of a fruit. To find a similar relationship for "Potato," we need to identify what category it belongs to. A "Potato" is a type of root vegetable. Therefore, the analogy is: Mango : Fruit :: Potato : Root So, the correct answer is Option A: Root, as it correctly completes the analogy, representing the category to which "Potato" belongs.

7.

Dog : Bark :: Goat : ?

(A) Grunt
(B) Bray
(C) Howl
(D) Bleat

Solution:

 Dog makes noise known as Bark and Goat makes noise known as Bleat.

8.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Shower : Deluge

(A) Utter : Yell
(B) Shout : Cry
(C) Thunder : Storm
(D) Real : Simulated

Solution:

 Second is a more intense from the first.

9.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Energy : Joule :: Volume : ?

(A) Solid
(B) Capacity
(C) Kilogram
(D) Litre

Solution:

 Second is a unit to measure the first.

10.

Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
PROFESSOR : ERUDITE

(A) aviator : licensed
(B) inventor : imaginative
(C) procrastinator : conscientious
(D) overseer : wealthy

Solution:

 Being erudite is a trait of a professor; being imaginative is a trait of an inventor.

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