Analogy - General Inteligence & Reasoning MCQ Questions and Answers

411.

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:
Lawyer : Litigation

(A) Lexicographer : Copy
(B) Director : Board
(C) Marauder : Pillage
(D) Harbinger : Mask

Solution:

 First indulge in the second.

412.

Sound : Muffled

(A) Moisture : Humid
(B) Colour : Faded
(C) Despair : Anger
(D) Odour : Pungent

Solution:

 Second is the process of gradual disappearances of the first.

413.

Oar is to rowboat as foot is to

(A) running
(B) sneaker
(C) skateboard
(D) jumping

Solution:

 An oar puts a rowboat into motion. A foot puts a skateboard into motion. The answer is not choice a because running is not an object that is put into motion by a foot. Sneaker (choice b) is incorrect because it is something worn on a foot. Jumping (choice d) is incorrect because although you do need feet to jump, jumping is not an object that is put into motion by means of a foot.

414.

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:
Garbage : Squalor

(A) Poor : Hunger
(B) Diamond : Magnificence
(C) Colour : Brush
(D) Dirtiness : Cleanliness

Solution:

 Second is the property of the first.

415.

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:
Coal : Mine

(A) Power : Physics
(B) Electricity : Light
(C) Black : Night
(D) Crude oil : Refinery

Solution:

 First is obtained from the second.

416.

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:
India : President :: State : ?

(A) Prime Minister
(B) Governor
(C) Chief Minister
(D) Mayor

Solution:

 Second is the constitutional head of the first.

417.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(A) Clutch
(B) Wheel
(C) Break
(D) Car

Solution:

 Except Car, all others are part of Car.

418.

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

(A) walk : run
(B) tired : sleep
(C) examine : scrutinize
(D) ballet : dancer

Solution:

 Pulsate and throb are synonyms, as are examine and scrutinize.

419.

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

(A) frog :toad
(B) elephant : reptile
(C) Dalmatian : dog
(D) collie : marsupial

Solution:

 A finch is a type of bird; a Dalmatian is a type of dog.

420.

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:
Febrile : Illness

(A) Delusional : Insanity
(B) Eccentric : Discrimination
(C) Tenacious : Astonishment
(D) Juvenile : Maturity

Solution:

 First is a state pertaining to the second.

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