Verbal Analogies - Questions and Answers
This subject includes finding of a similar relationship between words as given in the question.
Example:
Manager : Assistant :: Doctor : ?
a. Chemist
b. Nurse
c. Patient
d. Medicines
Answer: Nurse
As an assistant helps the manager in setting up various meetings, reminders and with daily tasks in the same way a nurse helps a doctor in performing surgeries and operations. So, this is how you have to find similar relationships between words as it is given in the question.
Tips- General awareness is very much required.
- You should try to enrich your vocabulary.
- Questions can also be on squares and cubes of numbers. So, squares and cubes up to 25 should be known.
- You should be knowing certain synonyms, antonyms, units of measurement, tools used by the workers, etc.
Go through all the below mentioned tables for solving the questions within seconds.
| Physical quantity | Unit |
|---|
| Mass | Kilogram |
| Power | Watt |
| Energy | Joule |
| Volume | Litre |
| Animal | sound |
|---|
| Bats | Screech |
| Camels | Grunt |
| Birds | Chirp |
| Cows | Moo |
| Dogs | Bark |
| Frogs | Croak |
| Ducks | Quack |
| Lions | Roar |
| Owls | Hoot |
| Rats | Squeak |
| Whales | Sing |
| Wolves | Howl |
| Snakes | Hiss |
| Animal | Home |
|---|
| Dogs | Kennels |
| Rabbits | Burrows |
| Mouse | Holes |
| Birds | Nests |
| Spider | Cobweb |
| Lion | Den |
| Cow | Sheds |
| Horse | Stables |
| Animal | Young One |
|---|
| Hen | Chick |
| Frog | Tadpole |
| Duck | Duckling |
| Cat | Kitten |
| Rabbit | Kit |
| Deer | Fawn |
| Sheep | Lamb |
| Horse | Colt |
| Fish | Fry |
| Monkey | Infant |
| Owl | Owlet |
| Lion | Cub |
| Word | Synonyms |
|---|
| Trust | Faith |
| Polite | Courteous |
| Honest | Fair, Truthful |
| Happy | Joyful |
| Funny | Hilarious |
| Lucky | Fortunate |
| Baffle | Confuse |
| Rich | Wealthy |
| Strong | Tough |
| Bossy | Dominate |
| Smart | Intelligent |
| Beautiful | Pretty |
| Weak | Feeble |
| Old | Ancient |
| Word | Antonyms |
|---|
| Simple | Complex |
| Sharp | Blunt |
| Sane | Insane |
| Attack | Defend |
| Ancient | Modern |
| Brave | Cowardly |
| Hire | Fire |
| Major | Minor |
| Noisy | Quiet |
| Active | Passive |
| Weak | Powerful |
| Professional | Amateur |
| Stiff | Flexible |
| Vacant | Occupied |
| Poverty | Wealthy |
Above given are some of the basic and frequently asked synonyms, antonyms and units of measurement.
Questions:
1. Ducks : Quack :: Cow : ?
a. Moo
b. Hoot
c. Sing
d. Grunt
View solution
2. Bowl : Soup :: Plate : ?
a. Spoon
b. Coffee
c. Rice
d. Dish
View solution
3. 2 : 8 :: 4 : ?
a. 16
b. 64
c. 128
d. 20
View solution
4. Vacant : Occupied :: Weak : ?
a. Feeble
b. Paramount
c. Sturdy
d. None of the above
View solution
5. Flower : Vase :: Pencil : ?
a. Pen
b. Compass Box
c. Desk
d. All of the above
View solution Correct Option: (b)
Flowers are kept in vase and pencils are kept in compass box.
6. Fish : Aquarium :: Lion : ?
a. Jungle
b. Den
c. Forest
d. All of the above
View solution Correct Option: (b)
Here you will often get confused and will select option d. But the correct answer is b. Den. A specific place of living is given like fishes live in aquarium and a specific place where a lion lives is Den.
7. Drake : Duck :: Rooster : ?
a. Goose
b. Hen
c. Doe
d. Sow
View solution
8. Rain Gauge: Rain :: ? : Humidity
a. Odometer
b. Seismograph
c. Hygrometer
d. None of the above
View solution Correct Option: (c)
Seismograph - Earthquake, odometer - speed
9. Sheep : Lamb :: Butterfly : ?
a. Larva
b. Caterpillar
c. Pony
d. Cub
View solution Correct Option: (b)
Insect - Larva, Horse - Pony, Lion - Cub
10. Man : Mammal :: ? : Rodent
a. Snake
b. Whale
c. Rat
d. Butterfly
View solution Correct Option: (c)
Snake - Reptile, Whale - mammal, Butterfly - insect
11. Worker : Factory :: Waiter : ?
a. House
b. Restaurant
c. Site
d. Office
View solution
12. Furniture : Wood :: House : ?
a. Bricks
b. Walls
c. Doors
d. None of the above
View solution Correct Option: (a)
Furniture is made from woods in the same way basic thing required to build a house is bricks.
13. Botany : Plant :: ? : Amphibians
a. Ethnology
b. Astrology
c. Semantics
d. Herpetology
View solution Correct Option: (d)
Ethnology - Study of human races, Astrology - Future, Semantics - Language
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