Advance Verbal Analogy Questions

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1.”Bank” is related to “Money” in the same way as “Transport” is related to ?
        Movement
        Road
        Speed
        Traffic
        Goods?
Answer 5) Goods.
Explanation :A bank deals with transaction of ‘money’, where as the ‘transport’ deals with the
movement of ‘goods’
2.”Horse” is related to “Hoof” in the same way as “Eagle” is related to ?
        Leg
        Clutch
        Claw
        Foot
        None of the above
Answer 3) Claw.
Explanation :The lower part of feet of “Horse” is know as “Hoof”, where as lower part of feet of
“Eagle” is called as “Claw”.
3. “Marriage” is to “Divorce” as “True” is to ?
        Truth
        Story
        Fiction
        False
        None of the above
Answer 4) False
Explanation :”Divorce” is the antonym of “Marriage”. In the same way “False” is the antonym of
“True”.
4.Leaf is related to Sap in the same way as Bone is related to ?
        Marrow
        Fluid
        Blood
        Calcium
        None of the above
Answer 1) Marrow
Explanation :Sap is the fluid contained in Leaf in the same way marrow is the fluid contained in
Bone.
5.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 :
        Ornithology
        Entomology
        Anatomy
        Onomatology
        None of the above
Answer 2) Entomology
Explanation :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)
6.What is found once in Tea, Twice in Coffee, but not in milk?
        Water
        Cream
        Sugar
        “E”
        None of the above
Answer 3) “E”
Explanation :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”
7. Always : Never ::
        Frequently : Normally
        Intermittently : Casually
        Rarely : Casually
        Constantly : Frequently
        Often : Rarely
Answer 5) Often : rarely
Explanation :”Always” and “Never”  are antonyms in the same way “Often” and “Rarely” are also
antonyms.
8.Bull is related to Draught in the same way Cow is related to ?
        Milch
        Livestock
        Farm
        Fodder
        None of the above
Answer 1) Milch
Explanation :Bull is a draught animal (beast of burden) and cow is a milch animal (milk – yielding)
9.A “Square” is related to “Cube” in the same way as “Circle” is related to
        Sphere
        Circumference
        Diameter
        Area
        None of The above
Answer 1) Sphere
Explanation :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.
10. “Iron” is related to “Solid” in the same way as “Mercury” is related to ?
        Vapour
        Solid
        Gas
        Liquid
        None of the above
Answer 4) Liquid
Explanation :Iron is found in solid state. Similarly, mercury is found in liquid state.
11. “12” is related to “36” in the same way as “17” is related to ?
        34
        63
        68
        71
        51
Answer is 5) 51
Explanation :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).
13.”Horse” is related to Hay in the same way as Cow is related to ?
        Milk
        Leaves
        Straw
        Fodder
        None of the above
Answer 4) Fodder
Explanation :Hay is the food of horse. Similarly, Fodder is the food of Cow.
14. Horse : Hoof :: Cat : ?
        Horns
        Wings
        Legs
        Mane
        Paws
Answer 5) Paws
Explanation :Hoof is the name of the feet of horse. Similarly, Paws is the name of the feet of the Cat
15.Swan is related to Cygnet in the same way as Fish is related to ?
        Fry
        Fawn
        Fin
        Foal
        None of the above
Answer 1)Fry

Explanation :Here Fry means not the Fish Fry   Fry is the name of the baby

fish 
16. Cygnet is the young one of Swan in the same way as fry is the young one of Fish.
    Young is related to Old in the same way as wide is related to ?
        Big
        Insufficient
        Long
        Narrow
        None of these
Answer d) Narrow
Explanation :The words in ach pair are antonyms of each other.
17.Tempest is to storm as slim is to ?
        Slender
        Plump
        Fat
        Beautiful
        Stout
Answer  1) Slender
Explanation :First is of higher intensity than the second