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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

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between the two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : :, while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.

Laugh : Joy : : Weep : ?

  1. Grief

  2. Remorse

  3. Baby

  4. Punishment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

First indicates the second.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between the two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : :, while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.

Safe : Secure : : Protect : ?

  1. Conserve

  2. Sure

  3. Guard

  4. Lock
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The words in each pair are synonymous to each other.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative. Typist : Typewriter :: Writer : ?

  1. Book

  2. Paper

  3. Script

  4. Pen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Second is the device used by the first.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative. Boat : Ore : : Bicycle : ?

  1. Pedal

  2. Seat

  3. Road

  4. Wheel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Second denotes that part of the first, on which the effort is applied.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative. Book : Publisher : : Film :?

  1. Producer

  2. Director

  3. Editor

  4. Writer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The production of first is done by the second.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative. Radio : Listener : : Film : ?

  1. Producer

  2. Actor

  3. Viewer

  4. Director
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

First is meant for the second.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative. Steel : Alloy : : Zinc : ?

  1. Metal

  2. Non-metal

  3. Salt

  4. Halogen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Steel is an alloy, and zinc is a metal.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is some relationship between the two terms on the left of : : and the same relationship is present between the two terms on the right of : :. One term either to the right of : : or to the left of it is missing. Find the missing term from the given alternatives.

Energy : Joule : : Volume : ?

  1. Solid

  2. Capacity

  3. Kilogram

  4. Litre
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The second is a unit to measure the first.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative. Doctor : Patient : : Politician : ?

  1. Masses

  2. Voter

  3. Power

  4. Chair
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

First works for the second.