Analogy Questions

Each question below consists of a related pair of words, followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

01. RELEVANT : CRUCIAL

A) possible: desirable           
B) apparent: real
C) perceptible: obvious         D) peripheral: central
E) marginal: unique

02. ARTICULATE: CLEARLY

A) shout: loudly               B) orate : strong
C) lecture: willfully         
D) margin: incoherently
E) jest: belligerently

03. CENSUS: POPULATION

(A) itinerary : journeys
(B) inventory: merchandise
(C) roster : audience
(D) slate : incumbents
(E) manifest : debts

04. OUTSKIRTS: TOWN

A) rung : ladder
B) trunk : tree
C) water : goblet
D) margin : page
E) hanger : airplane

05. BARTER: COMMODITIES

A) arbitrate : disputes
B) invade : boundaries
C) debate : issues
D) correspond: letters
E) promote : ranks

06. MUFFLER: NECK

A) lace : collar
B) elbow : arm
C) belt : waist
D) garage : car
E) skirt : hem

07.  RICKSHAW : VEHICLE

A) cargo : truck
B) brake : car
C) fleet : car
D) hammer: tool
E) link : chain

08. BRAKE : AUTOMOBILE

A) runway : aeroplane
B) ship : fleet
C) reins: horse
(D) helmet : motorcycle
E) boot : saddle

09. CAR : PETROL

A) man : food
B) cow : milk
C) boat : rudder
D) train : station
E) disease : germs

10. FISH : SCALES

A) song : notes
B) bird : feathers
C) plane : wings
D) animal : zoo
E) insect : antenna

11. DEARTH: PAUCITY

A) huge: empty
B) scarcity: Shortage
C) gentle : rude
D) large : short
E) punctual: late

12. ASSET : LIABILITY::

A) son : daughter
B) principal : interest
C) export : import
D) management : union
E) master : servant

13. SEE : INVISIBLE::

A) correct : inverted
B) hear : inaudible
C) enjoy: improper
D) buy : invaluable
E) escape : inaccessible

14. STEAM : GEYSER

A) power : generator
B) atoms : reactor
C) coal : mine
D) lava : volcano
E) rock : quarry

15. CUSTOMER : SHOPKEEPER

A) patron : concert
B) member : club
C) advocate : policy
D) peddler : house
E) client : lawyer

16. Abacus: Calculate

A) organ : worship
B) patent: invent
C) calipers : regulate
D) manuscript : edit
E) sextant : navigate

17. Screen : Movie ::

A) shelf : book
B) frame : portrait
C) shadow : object
D) stage : play
E) score : performance

18. Referee : Field

A) scientist : results
B) mediator: deadlock
C) gladiator : contest
D) teacher : classroom
E) judge : courtroom

19. Subsidy: Support

A) assistance : endowment
B) funds : fellowship
C) credit : payment
D) debt : obligation
E) loan : note

20. Whisper: SPEAK

A) skip: walk
B) rub: touch
C) listen : hear
D) request : allow
E) whimper : whine

21. Annotation: Text

(A) enact: law
(B) prescribe: medication
(C) caption : photograph
(D) abridge: novel
(E) censor : film

22. Fire : Ashes

A) accident : delay
B) wood : splinters
C) water : waves
D) regret: melancholy
E) event: memories

23. DECODE: UNDERSTAND

A) Detonate : Explode
B) Study : Research
C) Destroy : Build
D) Skill : Practice
E) Sow : Reap

24. FRAGILE: BREAK

A) Vital : Destroy
B) Hostile : Invite
C) Vivid : Grow
D) Flexible: Bend
E) None of these

25. ASYLUM : SHELTER

A) Stronghold: Defense
B) Harbor : Concealment
C) Palisade : Display
D) Hospice : Exile
E) None of these

26. CAPTAIN: TEAM::

A) Mascot: Troop
B) Voter: Senate
C) Partner: Marriage
D) Chief : Tribe
E) None of these

27 APRON: CLOTHING::

A) Pillow : Bedding
B) Curtain: Theater
C) Banner : Flagpole
D) Towel : Rack
E) None of these

28. SAND: DUNE

(A) Tree :Forest
(B) Rock : Bolder
(C) Shower: Deluge
(D) Clamor : Tumult
(E) Twig : Log

29. INFALLIBLE: ERROR

(A) immovable : choice
(B) intolerable : defect
(C) impeccable: flaw
(D) invulnerable : emotion
(E) irreversible : cure

30. RANCID: TASTE

(A) rank: smell
(B) savoury : odour
(C) dulcet : sound
(D) tepid : temperature
(E) glossy : look

31. LINEAGE: PERSON

(A) derivation: word
(B) title : book
(C) foliage : tree
(D) landscape : portrait
(E) adolescence : child

32. MEANDERING: DIRECTNESS

(A) affable : permissiveness
(B) circuitous: rotation
(C) aboveboard : openness
(D) menacing : ambition
(E) digressive : conciseness

33. STARE: GLANCE

(A) confide : tell
(B) gulp: sip
(C) hunt : stalk
(D) scorn : admire
(E) participate : observe

34. CLOTHES: LUGGAGE

(A) baggage : train
(B) package : post office
(C) documents: briefcase
(D) airmail : mail carrier
(E) none of these

37. SQUARE : CUBE

(A) triangle : hexagon
(B) trapezoid : quadrangle
(C) circle : sphere
(D) addition : subtraction
(E) none of these

38. LIABILITY : IMMUNITY

(A) pardon : amnesty
(B) debit : credit
(C) real estate: property
(D) fidelity : honesty
(E) none of these

39. MOTH: WOOL

(A) earthworm : potato
(B) ant : aphid
(C) termite : wood
(D) lizard : scale
(E) none of these

40. CALORIE: HEAT

(A) weight : menu
(B) exercise : bird
(C) omen : bird
(D) acre: area
(E) none of these

41 COMEDY : AMUSEMENT

(A) tragedy : drama
(B) satire: contempt
(C) smile : humor
(D) farce : frown
(E) none of these

42. BIOLOGY : LIFE SYSTEM

(A) science : facts
(B) petrology : transportation
(C) anthropology: human kind’s development
(D) Graphology : Law
(E) none of these

43. EGG : OVAL

(A) cow : milk
(B) camel : desert
(C) bee : honey
(D) brick : rectangular
(E) none of the above

44. CHAUFFEUR: LIVERY

(A) patient : doctor
(B) human : child
(C) soldier : uniform
(D) novice : expert
(E) none of these

45. ACCOUNTANT : ACCURATE

(A) judge : incorruptible
(B) journal : ledger
(C) books : accounts
(D) verse : poem
(E) none of the above

46. RACQUET: TENNIS

(A) Diver : Springboard
(B) Horse : Polo
(C) Glove : Boxing
(D) Bat : Cricket
(E) Gun : Hunting

47. FISH : HILSA

(A) Ocean : Wave
(B) Mammal: Whale
(C) Bird : Aviary
(D) Antenna : Insect
(E) Stag: Doe

48. JOY: ECSTASY

(A) Rain : Drought
(B)Breeze: Hurricane
(C) River : Creek
(D) Deluge: Flood
(E) Jazz : Opera

49. ENVELOPE: SURROUND

(A) Efface : Confront
(B) House : Dislodge
(C) Loiter: Linger
(D) Distend : Struggle
(E) Assent : Agree

50. DEGREE : TEMPERATURE
(A) Ounce : Weight
(B) Fathom : Volume
(C) Mass : Energy
(D) Time : Length
(E) Light : Heat