Verbal Analogies


Direction: Of the given four pairs 3 pairs express the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. Select that pair which is not related in this way.

  1. TEPID : HOT ::









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    According to above given question , we can say that
    Relation - Intensity; Tepid means milky, hot, pat is to slap gently. So slap is more intense action.

    Correct Option: B

    According to above given question , we can say that
    Relation - Intensity; Tepid means milky, hot, pat is to slap gently. So slap is more intense action.
    Thus , TEPID : HOT :: PAT : SLAP is correct answer .


  1. SAIL : SHIP ::









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    As we know that ,
    A ship has a sail, a satellite has a radar and a balloon has hydrogen, only a dog doesn’t have a propeller.

    Correct Option: A

    As we know that ,
    A ship has a sail, a satellite has a radar and a balloon has hydrogen, only a dog doesn’t have a propeller.
    Thus , SAIL : SHIP :: PROPELLER : DOG is correct answer .



Direction: In these questions, 2 words will be given to you, and these 2 words will have some kind of a relationship which relates them in a particular way. After finding this relationship, you have to pick the right option which has words related in a similar way :

  1. OPAQUE : LIGHT ::









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    According to question , we know that
    Something that is opaque blocks light completely. Likewise, something that is hermetic is completely sealed against the escape or entry of air.

    Correct Option: D

    According to question , we know that
    Something that is opaque blocks light completely. Likewise, something that is hermetic is completely sealed against the escape or entry of air.
    Thus , OPAQUE : LIGHT ::HERMETIC : AIR is required answer .


  1. Myth:story :: bonnet:_____________











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    one word that describe what bonnet is

    Correct Option: D

    Myth is a story. Therefore, bonnet is a hat.



  1. PREHISTORIC : MEDIEVAL ::









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    According to question , we know that
    Prehistoric refers to ‘something related to or denoting the period before written records’ and Medieval refers to something related to the Middle Ages.

    Correct Option: B

    According to question , we know that
    Prehistoric refers to ‘something related to or denoting the period before written records’ and Medieval refers to something related to the Middle Ages. The relation is of ‘time’ and precedence, i.e. the medieval period followed the prehistoric period. This relation of order of time is depicted by option (b). Options (a) and (c) do relate in the way that Akbar existed before the British took control of India, and Shakespeare came before Tennyson did, but these are not the same as that expressed in the question. Both items have to be of the same type, i.e. time period.
    Therefore , PREHISTORIC : MEDIEVAL :: PRESENT : FUTURE is required answer .