Analogies Questions and Answers Part-15

1. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Circle : Diameter
a) Rectangle : Diagonal
b) Diameter : Radius
c) Square : Rectangle
d) Bisector : Angle

Answer: a
Explanation: Second divides the first into two parts of equal areas.

2. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Despotic : Tyranny
a) Authoritarian : Superiority
b) Generous : Liberality
c) Skillful : Celebrity
d) Suspect : Illegality

Answer: b
Explanation: Second is the quality possessed by the first.

3. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Run : Race
a) Enjoy : Journey
b) Lecture : Study
c) Study : Book
d) Party : Dance

Answer: c
Explanation: One runs a race and studies a book.

4. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Brook : River
a) Pen : Paper
b) Yard : Alley
c) Path : Highway
d) Vein : Artery

Answer: c
Explanation: Second is a bigger form of the first.

5.The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Bus : Driver
a) Cook : Kitchen
b) Class : Student
c) War : Soldier
d) Machine : Operator

Answer: d
Explanation: Second makes the first work.

6. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Whisper : Speak
a) Heat : Chill
b) Brush : Touch
c) Request : Ask
d) Listen : Bear

Answer: c
Explanation: Second is a more intense form of the first.

7. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Gland : Enzyme
a) Muscle : Spasm
b) Generator : Current
c) Organ : Kidney
d) Brain : Cortex

Answer: b
Explanation: First produces the second.

8. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Ass : Bray
a) Files : Squeak
b) Hen : Mew
c) Fox : Snout
d) Sheep : Bleat

Answer: d
Explanation: Second is the sound produced by the first.

9. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Genuine : Authentic
a) Mirage : Illusion
b) Ocean : Water
c) Breeze : Cyclone
d) Fear : Threat

Answer: a
Explanation: The words in each pair are synonyms of each other.

10. The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Satisfy : Hunger
a) Quell : Rebellion
b) Frantic : Composed
c) Cheerful : Euphoric
d) Thirst : Quench

Answer: a
Explanation: First refers to the act of subduing or doing away with the second.