Verbal Analogies

The capitalized pair of words (SUCCESS : CELEBRATION) has the cause and effect relationship. The correct answer is – weathering : erosion - since erosion takes place due to weathering.

The capitalised pair of words (HALLOWED : SANCTIFY) expresses the adjective-verb combination. (What you sanctify becomes hallowed.) Thus, the correct answer is – hostile : antagonise (expressing the adjective-verb combination – what you antagonise becomes hostile). The capitalised pair of words (HALLOWED : SANCTIFY) expresses the adjective-verb combination. (What you sanctify becomes hallowed.) The pair of words – test : verify - are both verbs, and does not convey the relationship shown by the capitalised pair of words. The correct answer is – hostile : antagonise (expressing the adjective-verb combination – what you antagonise becomes hostile).

The capitalised pair of words (MEGALOMANIA : POWER) expresses the relationship of a specific obsession. (Megalomania is an obsession with power.) The correct answer is – kleptomania : stealing. (Kleptomania is a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.)

The capitalised pair of words (BREEZE : GENTLE) expresses the noun-adjective relationship. (A breeze is a gentle wind.) The correct answer is – hurricane : violent. (A hurricane is a violent wind.)

The capitalised pair of words (BRILLIANCE : SPLENDID) are synonyms having similar meanings but, the first word is a noun while the second word is an adjective. The correct answer is – veneration : honourable – (noun-adjective combination conveying similar meanings).

(Definition) A renegade is a person who abandons one's religion for another and a refugee is a person who flees from his home country to another to seek refuge. Hence, option (3) is the answer.

A soldier is based mainly on land, while a sailor is based mainly on the sea, a general is a military leader of soldiers who operate mainly on land and an admiral is a military leader whose troops operate mainly on the sea. Hence, option (2) is the answer.

(Thing and Purpose) A gridiron (meaning a grill) is used for broiling meat and an emery (meaning an impure and coarse variety of corundum) is used for polishing. Hence, option (1) is the answer.

Both pairs show letters that are exactly 3 positions apart in the alphabet. BC→FG: B(2) to F(6) is +4, C(3) to G(7) is +4. Similarly, HI→LM: H(8) to L(12) is +4, I(9) to M(13) is +4. The relationship is adding 4 to each letter position.

LLAMS reads as SMALL when spelled backwards. This is a reversal relationship. SRENID when reversed becomes DINERS, which follows the same pattern. The other pairs don't form valid words when reversed.

In the relationship Museum:Curator:Archives, a Curator manages a Museum, and Archives is a collection within a museum. Similarly, in a Showcase context, the Showcase serves as a display space like a museum, making it the best fit among the given options representing a place where items are displayed or stored.

The relationship is sensory organ:stimulus. Just as the Eye perceives Light, the Ear perceives Sound. This is a direct organ-to-stimulus relationship where the sense organ is designed to detect that specific form of energy.

Option (3) is the correct answer.

Start and Stop are antonyms representing opposite actions. Similarly, Agree and Dissent are antonyms representing opposite positions in opinion or action. The relationship is direct opposition between the paired words.

The relationship I:Mine shows a first-person singular pronoun with its corresponding possessive form. Similarly, He:His shows the masculine third-person singular pronoun with its possessive form. This demonstrates pronoun-possessive pairs.