Analogies Questions and Answers Part-8

1. Light : Sun :: Heat : ?
a) Electricity
b) Moon
c) Fire
d) Stars

Answer: c
Explanation: Sun gives us Light in same way Fire gives us Heat.

2. Oil : Lamp :: Wax : ?
a) Bulb
b) Candle
c) Light
d) Dark

Answer: b
Explanation: Lamp contains Oil in same way Candle contains Wax.

3. Parrot : Cage :: Man : ?
a) Home
b) Life
c) House
d) Prison

Answer: d
Explanation: Parrot is captured in Cage in same way Man is captured in Prison.

4. Mango : Fruit :: Potato : ?
a) Root
b) Stem
c) Flower
d) Fruit

Answer: b
Explanation: Mango is Fruit in same way Potato is modified Stem.

5. Dog : Bark :: Goat : ?
a) Grunt
b) Bray
c) Howl
d) Bleat

Answer: d
Explanation: Dog makes noise known as Bark and Goat makes noise known as Bleat.

6. (1/4) : (1/8) :: (2/3) : ?
a) 1/4
b) 1/3
c) 1/2
d) 2/7

Answer: b
Explanation: First term is double of the second term.
Hence, fourth term
= (1/2)*(2/3) = 1/3

7. 9 : 25 :: 49 : ?
a) 63
b) 81
c) 36
d) 100

Answer: b
Explanation: First term = 32 = 9.
Second term = 52 = 25.
Third term = 72 = 49.
Fourth term = 92 = 81.

8. 12 : 35 :: 16 : ?
a) 32
b) 48
c) 49
d) 63

Answer: d
Explanation: First term = 6*2 = 12.
Second term = 62 - 1 = 35.
Third term = 8*2 = 16.
Fourth term = 82 - 1 = 63.

9. 1 : 8 :: 9 : ?
a) 16
b) 25
c) 64
d) 49

Answer: c
Explanation: First term = 12 = 1.
Second term = 23 = 8.
Third term = 32 = 9.
Fourth term = 43 = 64.

10. Resignation : Office ::
a) Competition : Game
b) Illness : Hospital
c) Abdication : Throne
d) Moisture : Rain

Answer: c
Explanation: As in Resignation the Office is to be left in the same manner when Abdication is done, Throne is to be left.