Analogy (SSC Selection Post (Phase – X)

Total Questions: 11

1. Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. [Graduate Level 01/08/2022 (Shift - 4)]

(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.)

Architect : Design

(a) Farmer : Tractor
(b) Journalist : Poem
(c) Carpenter : Wood
(d) Tailor : Suits

Correct Answer: (d) Tailor : Suits

Solution:As an Architect makes Design, in the same way Tailor makes Suits.

2. Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. [Graduate Level 02/08/2022 (Shift - 3)]

(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)

Room heater : Winter

(a) Raincoat : Monsoon
(b) Leaves : Autumn
(c) Heat : Summer
(d) Wind : Spring

Correct Answer: (a) Raincoat : Monsoon

Solution:As Room heater protects from the Winter, in the same way Raincoat protects from the Monsoon.

3. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. [Graduate Level 02/08/2022 (Shift - 3)]

(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.)

Loss : Profit :: Expense : ?

(a) Spend
(b) Tax
(c) Income
(d) Earn

Correct Answer: (c) Income

Solution:As Loss is the antonym of Profit, in the same way Expense is the antonym of Income.

4. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. [Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3)]

(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on number of letters / number of consonants /vowels in the word)

Melodious : Discordant :: Novice : ?

(a) Beginner
(b) Sweet
(c) Expert
(d) Ingenious

Correct Answer: (c) Expert

Solution:As Melodious is the opposite of Discordant, in the same way Novice is the opposite of Expert.

5. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. [Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2)]

Naive : Ingenious :: Intelligible : ?

(a) Natural
(b) Unworthy
(c) Difficult
(d) Understandable

Correct Answer: (d) Understandable

Solution:As Naive is the synonym of Ingenuous, in the same way Intelligible is the synonym of Understandable.

6. Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. [Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2)]

(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)

Carpenter : Furniture

(a) Doctor : Hospital
(b) Teacher : Pencil
(c) Chef : Food
(d) Sailor : Ship

Correct Answer: (c) Chef : Food

Solution:As Carpenter makes Furniture, similarly Chef cooks Food.

7. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. [Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2)]

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.)

(13, 104, 16)
(9, 63, 14)

(a) (8, 60, 15)
(b) (23, 204, 26)
(c) (10, 92, 17)
(d) (12, 85, 15)

Correct Answer: (a) (8, 60, 15)

Solution:Logic: (First number × Third number) ÷ 2 = Second number
(13, 104, 16) → (13 × 16) ÷ 2 = 104
(9, 63, 14) → (9 × 14) ÷ 2 = 63
Similarly, (8, 60, 15) → (8 × 15) ÷ 2 = 60

8. Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. [Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2)]

(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.)

Marker : Whiteboard

(a) Type : Letters
(b) Table : Chair
(c) Door : Latches
(d) Pen : Paper

Correct Answer: (d) Pen : Paper

Solution:Marker is used to write on Whiteboard similarly Pen is used to write on Paper.

9. 'ENT 2' is related to 'FPW 4' in a certain way. In the same way, 'OPD 5' is related to 'PRG 10'. Which of the following is related to 'FAH 6' using the same logic? [Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2)]

(a) ECE 3
(b) EYE 3
(c) EYE 12
(d) DYE 3

Correct Answer: (b) EYE 3

Solution:

10. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. [Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 4)]

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.)
(6, 7, 27)

(a) (45, 2, 49)
(b) (2, 9, 23)
(c) (3, 6, 21)
(d) (2, 5, 13)

Correct Answer: (c) (3, 6, 21)

Solution:Logic: (Third number - First number) ÷ 3 = Second number
In (6, 7, 27) → (27 - 6) ÷ 3 = 7
In (3, 1, 6) → (6 - 3) ÷ 3 = 1
Similarly, In (3, 6, 21) → (21 - 3) ÷ 3 = 6

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