Analogy - General Inteligence & Reasoning MCQ Questions and Answers

501.

The words in the bottom row are related in the same way as the words in the top row. For each item, find the word that completes the bottom row of words.

meal	banquet	feast
shelter	palace	?

(A) mansion
(B) hallway
(C) protection
(D) haven

Solution:

 A banquet and a feast are both large meals; a palace and a mansion are both large places of shelter.

502.

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:
Kick : Football

(A) Throw : Ring
(B) Wash : Dishes
(C) Mop : Sweep
(D) Dust : Rag

Solution:

 First is a way of playing with / using the second.

503.

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:
Arena : Conflict

(A) Utopia : Place
(B) Asylum : Pursuit
(C) Mirage : Reality
(D) Forum : Discussion

Solution:

 First is a place meant for the second.

504.

Pen is to poet as needle is to

(A) thread
(B) button
(C) sewing
(D) tailor

Solution:

 A pen is a tool used by a poet. A needle is a tool used by a tailor. The answer is not choice a, b, or c because none is a person and therefore cannot complete the analogy.

505.

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:
Candle : Wax :: Paper : ?

(A) Wood
(B) Tree
(C) Bambo
(D) Pulp

Solution:

 First is made from the second.

506.

'Metal' is related to 'Conduction' in the same way as 'Plastic' is related to:

(A) Ground oil chemistry
(B) Industry
(C) Inflammability
(D) Insulation

Solution:

 As 'Conduction' is the property found in 'Metal' in the same way 'Inflammability' is the property found in 'Plastic'.

507.

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:
Prologue : Play

(A) Epilogue : Oration
(B) Intermezzo : Symphony
(C) Overture : Opera
(D) Chapter : Novel

Solution:

 Prologue is a preliminary speech given at the beginning of a play. Similarly, overture is an orchestral composition forming the introduction to an opera.

508.

Platform : Train

(A) Aeroplane : Aerodrome
(B) Hotel : Tourist
(C) Quay : Ship
(D) Footpath : Traveller

Solution:

 Second is the place where first stops.

509.

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:
Miner : Quarry

(A) Sculptor : Atelier
(B) Poet : Sonnet
(C) Painter : Brush
(D) Carpenter : Saw

Solution:

 Second is the working place of the first.

510.

The words in the bottom row are related in the same way as the words in the top row. For each item, find the word that completes the bottom row of words.

fence	wall	boundary
path	alley	?

(A) ramp
(B) passageway
(C) airfield
(D) pedestrian

Solution:

 A fence and a wall mark a boundary. A path and an alley mark a passageway.

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