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Reasoning Ability
Analogy
Welcome to Exams Corner. Today we'll discuss about Analogy. This topic is asked in almost
every exam and can fetch you marks easily but you need to know the right concepts and types of
questions asked.

Analogy Tips & Tricks.

Concepts Of Analogy

‘Analogy’ means ‘Correspondence’.In the questions based on the analogy, a particular kind of
relationship is displayed. Identifying this relation and choosing the right answer from the options
provided. The analogy questions are used to check the overall knowledge of the candidate, the
power of reason, the ability to think clearly and accurately.

Types of analogy

There are three types of analogy.

 (1) Based on Words.

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 (2) Based on Number.

 (3) Based on Letter.

1. Analogy Based on Words

Below are given some common relationships which will help you identify words with similar
congruence.

Kind Of Word Relation

1. Instrument and Measurement

Example-Barometer : Pressure Barometer is an instrument used to measure pressure.

2. Quantity and Unit

Example- Length : Meter Meter is the unit of length.

3. Individual and Group

Example- Sailors : Crew A group of sailors is called a crew.

4. Animal and their young ones

Example- Cow : Calf Calf is the young one of cow.

5. Male and Female

Example- Horse : Mare Mare is the female horse.

6. Individual and Class

Example- Lizard : Reptile Lizard belongs to the class of reptiles.

7. Individual and Dwelling Place

Example- Dog : Kennel A dog lives in a kennel.

8. Study and Topic

Example- Ornithology : Birds Ornithology is the study of birds.

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9. Worker and Tool

Example- Blacksmith : Anvil Anvil is the tool used by a blacksmith.

10. Tool and Action

Example- Needle : Sew A needle is used for sewing.

11. Worker and Working Place

Example- Chef: Kitchen A chef works in a kitchen.

12. Worker and Product

Example- Mason : Wall A mason builds a wall.

13. Product and Raw Material

Example- Prism : Glass Prism is made of glass.

14. Part and Whole Relationship

Example- Pen : Nib Nib is a part of a pen.

15. Word and Intensity

Example- Anger : Rage Rage is of higher intensity than Anger.

16. Word and Synonym

Example- Abode : Dwelling Abode means domicile place. Thus. A dwelling is the synonym of
Abode.

17. Word and Antonym

Example- Attack : Defend Defend means the opposite of Attack. Thus, Defend is the antonym
of Attack.

18. State and Capital

19. Country and Capital
20. Country and Currency
21. Game and Place of Playing

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22. Country and Parliament

23. Country and National Animal
24. Country and National Flower
25. Country and Dance Form
26. Country and Prime Minister
27. Country and President
28. Name and their scientific name. ………..Etc.

2. Analogy based on Numbers

This section deals with the following types of questions:-

Example- 26 : 5 :: 65 : ?

 (A) 9
 (B) 8
 (C) 7
 (D) 6

Answer:- (B)

Explanation:- (5)2 + 1 :5:: (8)2 + 1 : 8

Example- 11:1210

 (A) 6:216
 (B) 7:1029
 (C) 8:448
 (D) 9:729

Answer:- (C)

Explanation:- Clearly, the relationship is (Cube of x – Square of x).

Example- Given set: (81, 77, 69)

 (A) (56, 52, 44)

 (B) (64, 61, 53)
 (C) (75, 71, 60)
 (D) (92, 88, 79)

Answer:-(A)

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Explanation:- Here 1st number – 4 = 2nd Number 2nd Number – 8 = 3rd Number.

3. Analogy based on Letters

In these types of questions, a candidate is required to find out the relationship between two given
groups of letters related to each other in some way and then choose either a letter group or pair
consisting of similarly related letter groups. The following example will explain the above
concept.

Example- BUCKET: ACTVBDJLDFSU:: BONUS: ?

 (A) CDPQOPVWTU
 (B) SUNOR
 (C) ACNPMOTVRT
 (D) ACNPMOVWTU

Answer:- (C)

Explanation:- Here each letter of the first group is replaced by two letters, where one letter
comes before it and one comes after that particular letter in the second group.

Example- DEAR : IZVW :: YARN : ?

 (A) MBIZ
 (B) MIZB
 (C) MZIB
 (D) BIZM

Answer:- (D)

Explanation:- Opposite letters

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