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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 two given words on one side of : : and on the another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.

Physician : Treatment : : Judge : ?

  1. Court

  2. Judgement

  3. Lawyer

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

Second denotes the function performed by the first.

Multiple choice

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

Flow : River : : Stagnant : ?

  1. Canal

  2. Stream

  3. River

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

River contains flowing water. Similarly, pool contains stagment water.

Multiple choice

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

Ink : Pen : : Blood : ?

  1. Donation

  2. Vein

  3. Accident

  4. Doctor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

First moves in the second by capillary action.

Multiple choice

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

Nurture : Neglect : : Denigrate : ?

  1. Reveal

  2. Extol

  3. Recognize

  4. Calumniate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.

Multiple choice

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

Chlorophyll : Plant : : Haemoglobin : ?

  1. Haemorrhage

  2. Blood

  3. Oxygen

  4. Red
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Cholorphyll imparts green colour to the plant. Similarly, haemoglobin imparts red colour to the blood.

Multiple choice

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

Bread : Yeast : : Curd : ?

  1. Fungi

  2. Bacteria

  3. Germs

  4. Virus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

First is the produced by the action of second.

Multiple choice

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

Meat : Vegetarian : : Liquor : ?

  1. Insane

  2. Introvert

  3. Teetotaller

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

One who obtains from meat is called a vegetarian and one who abstains from liquor is called a teetotaler.

Multiple choice

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

Scissors : Liver : : Toothed wheel : ?

  1. Wedge

  2. Gear

  3. Press

  4. Pulley
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Second denotes the class of machines to which the first belongs.

Multiple choice

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

Book : Critic : : Building : ?

  1. Engineer

  2. Contractor

  3. Weigher

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

Second helps to get rid of the first.

Multiple choice

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

Court : Justice : : School : ?

  1. Teacher

  2. Student

  3. Ignorance

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

First is the place where the second is imparted.

Multiple choice

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

Video : Cassette : : Computer : ?

  1. Reels

  2. Recordings

  3. Files

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

Second is the bite of the first.

Multiple choice

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

Command : Order : : Confusion : ?

  1. Discipline

  2. Clarity

  3. Chaos

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

The words in each pair are synonyms of each other.