English Language · Reasoning
Verbal Analogies
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Test your reasoning abilities with these verbal analogies questions focused on identifying word relationships. The exercises require finding pairs that share similar logical or semantic connections. This section is a crucial part of the verbal ability and reasoning tests in many competitive exams.
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Verbal Analogies Questions
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Affection: Indifference
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Pride: Psychology
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Adore: Love
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Hit: Suffer
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Potentate: Kingdom
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Apostate: Religion
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Bureaucrat: Government
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Jailor: Law
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Sheep: Beef
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Gaggle: Chicken
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Moo: Cattle
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Flock: Goat
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Grunt is the characteristic sound made by hogs. Similarly, moo is the characteristic sound made by cattle. Both pairs represent animal:characteristic sound. Option A is animal:meat product, not sound. Option B is group term:animal, not sound.
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soul : god
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body : cell
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men : ambitions
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dead : extent
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hills : plains
B
Correct answer
Explanation
'Food' is made up of 'grains' and 'body' is made up of 'cells'. So, the relationship between the question pair & (2) is the same. Therefore, answer is (2).
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she : her
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their : then
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they : there
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he : his
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these : those
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Mine is the possessive form of I. This means that the second word is the possessive form of the first word. A confusing choice is (1) but 'her' is the objective form of 'she'. The possessive form of 'she' is 'hers'. 'His' is the possessive form of 'he'. Hence, (4) is the answer.
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computer : clerk
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bank : loss
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prudence : act
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traditions : iconoclast
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solid : mass
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The question pair is a pair of antonyms. So, we have to look for another pair of antonyms as an answer, which is in (4), i.e. traditions & iconoclast.
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winter : summer
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pat : slap
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storm : rain
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tropple : trumble
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Tepid is lukewarm - a milder, less intense version of hot. Similarly, pat is a light, gentle touch - a milder, less intense version of slap. The analogy is mild to strong intensity.
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trace : fugitive
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ambush : sentry
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detain : suspect
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impeach : president
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The relationship is action : person affected (confine : prisoner). Among options, detain : suspect best matches this pattern - to detain is to restrict a suspect's movement, just as to confine is to restrict a prisoner's movement. Trace:fugitive is action : person fleeing, ambush is a surprise attack not confinement, impeach is a political process not physical restriction.
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tape : paper
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pins : needles
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bullets : armoury
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fixer : gum
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Stapler is a part of the stationary while bullets are a part of armoury.
Hence, option 3 is correct.
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bee : flower
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star : moon
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caterpillar : butterfly
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river : sea
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Tadpole grows up to become frog; similarly, caterpillar grows up to become butterfly.
Hence, option 3 is correct.
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Utopia : English
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Tulsidas : Sanskrit
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Monalisa : English
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Dante : Latin
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Odyssey is an epic poem in Greek. Similarly Utopia is a book in English. Rest are all names of persons.... Tulsidas/ Monalisa and Dante.
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fear : tremble
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arrows : quiver
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sound : music
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coin : mint
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The relationship is object : storage place (money : bank - money is stored in a bank). Among options, arrows : quiver best matches this - arrows are stored in a quiver. Fear:tremble is cause:effect, sound:music is raw material:form (sound makes music but not storage), coin:mint is production place (where coins are made, not stored).
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market : crowd
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flowers : garland
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artist : trope
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fish : pond
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day : night
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near : adjacent
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winter : spring
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february : april
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The relationship is consecutive items with one gap (Tuesday : Thursday - Wednesday is between them). Among options, february : april best matches this - March is between February and April. Day:night are alternating, near:adjacent are synonyms, winter:spring are consecutive seasons (no gap).
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elastic : stretch
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gullible : trick
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headstrong : control
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sensible : decide
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The relationship is characteristic : what it prevents (elusive : capture - something elusive is hard to capture). Among options, headstrong : control best matches - someone headstrong resists control. Elastic:stretch is property:action, gullible:trick is vulnerability:action (closer but trick is what happens TO them, not what they resist), sensible:decide is attribute:action.