Analogy
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Pen : Write :: Knife : ? Answer: D. Cut Answer: (D) Cut A pen is used to write; a knife is used to cut. The pair is tool : its function. "Sharp" is a quality and "St... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.3 : 27 :: 5 : ? Answer: B. 125 Answer: (B) 125 27 = 3³ . So the number is the cube: 5³ = 125 . 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Bird : Nest :: Bee : ? Answer: D. Hive Answer: (D) Hive A bird lives in a nest and a bee lives in a hive. A den is a lion’s home, a burrow a rabbit’s, a stable a h... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.ACE : BDF :: GIK : ? Answer: D. HJL Answer: (D) HJL Each letter moves one place forward: A→B, C→D, E→F. So G→H, I→J, K→L, giving HJL. 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Puppy : Dog :: Calf : ? Answer: A. Cow Answer: (A) Cow A puppy is a young dog; a calf is a young cow. (Young horse = foal, young goat = kid, young sheep = lamb.) 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.7 : 49 :: 12 : ? Answer: A. 144 Answer: (A) 144 49 = 7² . So 12 → 12² = 144 . (169 is 13² .) 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Thermometer : Temperature :: Barometer : ? Answer: D. Atmospheric pressure Answer: (D) Atmospheric pressure A thermometer measures temperature; a barometer measures atmospheric pressu... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.8 : 65 :: 11 : ? Answer: A. 122 Answer: (A) 122 65 = 8² + 1 . So 11 → 11² + 1 = 122 . 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.6 : 35 :: 9 : ? Answer: D. 80 Answer: (D) 80 35 = 6² - 1 . So 9 → 9² - 1 = 80 . 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.BDFH : CEGI :: JLNP : ? Answer: B. KMOQ Answer: (B) KMOQ Each letter of BDFH moves one place forward to give CEGI. J→K, L→M, N→O, P→Q, so the answer is KMOQ. 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.CAT : DCW :: DOG : ? Answer: C. EQJ Answer: (C) EQJ C+1 = D, A+2 = C, T+3 = W. The letters move +1, +2, +3. D+1 = E, O+2 = Q, G+3 = J, so DOG → EQJ. 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Cobra : Reptile :: Frog : ? Answer: A. Amphibian Answer: (A) Amphibian A cobra belongs to the class Reptilia. A frog belongs to the class Amphibia, so it is an amphibia... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Odometer : Distance :: Seismograph : ? Answer: B. Earthquakes Answer: (B) Earthquakes An odometer records the distance a vehicle travels; a seismograph records earthquakes (seismi... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.11 : 1331 :: 13 : ? Answer: C. 2197 Answer: (C) 2197 1331 = 11³ . So 13 → 13³ = 2197 . (2187 is 3⁷ , a common trap.) 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Kilogram : Mass :: Ampere : ? Answer: D. Electric current Answer: (D) Electric current The kilogram is the SI unit of mass; the ampere is the SI unit of electric current.... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.27 : 9 :: 64 : ? Answer: A. 16 Answer: (A) 16 27 = 3³ and 9 = 3² : the cube becomes the square of the same base. 64 = 4³ , so the answer is 4² = 16 . 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.BAT : YZG :: CUP : ? Answer: B. XFK Answer: (B) XFK Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (the pair adds up to 27: A↔Z, B↔Y, T↔G). C (3) ↔ X (24), U (21... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Author : Book :: Composer : ? Answer: C. Music Answer: (C) Music An author creates a book; a composer creates music. An orchestra performs it and a singer sings it, but n... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Sculptor : Chisel :: Surgeon : ? Answer: C. Scalpel Answer: (C) Scalpel A sculptor cuts with a chisel; a surgeon cuts with a scalpel. The pair is worker : cutting tool. A st... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.ACEG : ZXVT :: BDFH : ? Answer: A. YWUS Answer: (A) YWUS ACEG → ZXVT: each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (A↔Z, C↔X, E↔V, G↔T; each pair adds to 27). B (... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.PRINT : QQJMU :: BLACK : ? Answer: C. CKBBL Answer: (C) CKBBL P+1 = Q, R−1 = Q, I+1 = J, N−1 = M, T+1 = U. The letters go +1, −1 alternately. B+1 = C, L−1 = K, A+1 = B... 1
- 6 is related to 222 and 4 is related to 68 by a certain logic. Following the same logic, 5 is related to which number? Answer: A. 130 Answer: (A) 130 222 = 6³ + 6 = 216 + 6 and 68 = 4³ + 4 = 64 + 4 . The rule is n³ + n . For 5: 5³ + 5 = 125 + 5 = 130 . 1
- Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the set (3, 15, 75). Answer: B. (4, 20, 100) Answer: (B) (4, 20, 100) In (3, 15, 75) each number is 5 times the one before: 3 × 5 = 15, 15 × 5 = 75. (4, 20, 100)... 1
- In a certain logic, BAD is related to 7. Following the same logic, CAGE is related to which number? Answer: C. 16 Answer: (C) 16 BAD: B = 2, A = 1, D = 4 and 2 + 1 + 4 = 7. The number is the sum of the letter positions. CAGE: C = 3, A = 1,... 1