Analogy (Advanced) - Reasoning Shortcuts

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Analogy means to compare the similarities / dissimilarities among the given things.
In this type of questions, they will give you a sentence and options. According to the
sentence you should find out the correct option. Have a look at some examples to
understand Analogy more clearly...
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"Bank" is related to "Money" in the same way as "Transport" is

related to ?
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Movement

Road

Speed

Traffic

Goods?
The answer is 5) Goods.

A bank deals with transaction of 'money', where

as the 'transport' deals with the movement of 'goods'

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"Horse" is related to "Hoof" in the same way as "Eagle" is related

to ?

Leg

Clutch

Claw

Foot

None of the above

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The answer is 3) Claw.

The lower part of feet of "Horse" is know as

"Hoof", where as lower part of feet of "Eagle" is called

as "Claw".
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"Marriage" is to "Divorce" as "True" is to ?

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Truth

Story

Fiction

False

None of the above

The answer is 4) False

"Divorce" is the antonym of "Marriage". In the

same way "False" is the antonym of "True".

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Leaf is related to Sap in the same way as Bone is related to ?

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Marrow

Fluid

Blood

Calcium

None of the above

The answer is 1) Marrow

Sap is the fluid contained in Leaf in the same

way marrow is the fluid contained in Bone.

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Which of the following pairs of words bears the same relationship

as that of the pair of words given at the question place?
Cells : Cytology :: Insects :

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Ornithology

Entomology

Anatomy

Onomatology

None of the above

The answer is 2) Entomology

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Cytology is the study of Cells and Entomology is

the study of Insects. (Extra info : Ornithology is the
study of Birds, Anatomy is the study of the structure of

human or animal bodies and Onomatology is the study

of Names)
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What is found once in Tea, Twice in Coffee, but not in milk?

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Water

Cream

Sugar

"E"

None of the above

The answer is 3) "E"

The English alphabet "E" is found once in the

word "Tea", twice in the word "Coffee" and there is no

such alphabet in the word "Milk"
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Always : Never ::
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Frequently : Normally

Intermittently : Casually

Rarely : Casually

Constantly : Frequently

Often : Rarely
The answer is 5) Often : rarely

"Always" and "Never" are antonyms in the same

way "Often" and "Rarely" are also antonyms.

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Bull is related to Draught in the same way Cow is related to ?

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Milch

Livestock

Farm

Fodder

None of the above

The answer is 1) Milch

Bull is a draught animal (beast of burden) and

cow is a milch animal (milk - yielding)

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A "Square" is related to "Cube" in the same way as "Circle" is

related to
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Sphere

Circumference

Diameter

Area

None of The above

The answer is 1) Sphere

A square is a two dimensional figure consisting

of sides where as a cube is a three dimensional figure.

Similarly, circle is a two dimensional figure and a
sphere is a three dimensional figure.
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"Iron" is related to "Solid" in the same way as "Mercury" is related

to ?
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Vapour

Solid

Gas

Liquid

None of the above

The answer is 4) Liquid

Iron is found in solid state. Similarly, mercury is

found in liquid state.

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"12" is related to "36" in the same way as "17" is related to ?

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34

63

68

71

51
The answer is 5) 51

Three times of 12 is equal to 36 (12 X =3 = 36).

Similarly, three times of 17 is equal to 51 (17 X 3 = 51).

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"Horse" is related to Hay in the same way as Cow is related to ?

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Milk

Leaves

Straw

Fodder

None of the above

Hay is the food of horse. Similarly, Fodder is the food

of Cow.
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Horse : Hoof :: Cat : ?

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Horns

Wings

Legs

Mane

Paws
The answer is 5) Paws

Hoof is the name of the feet of horse. Similarly,

Paws is the name of the feet of the Cat

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Swan is related to Cygnet in the same way as Fish is related to ?

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Fry

Fawn

Fin

Foal

None of the above

The answer is 1)Fry

Here Fry means not the Fish Fry :P Fry is the

name of the baby fish :)

Cygnet is the young one of Swan in the same way

as fry is the young one of Fish.

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Young is related to Old in the same way as wide is related to ?

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Big

Insufficient

Long

Narrow

None of these
The answer is d) Narrow

The words in ach pair are antonyms of each

other.
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Tempest is to storm as slim is to ?

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Slender

Plump

Fat

Beautiful

Stout
The answer is 1) Slender

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First is of higher intensity than the second

Note : Have a look at the following

figure.

To be frank there is NO relation between the first and second pics. But they are
similar in shape. So, logically they are similar. The main purpose of posting this
picture here is, you should scan all options perfectly and think twice before
answering the questions belong to Analogy. As the answer first strikes in your mind
may not be correct and there might be another logic behind the question. Do well
and don't lose marks in this area. All the best.

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