ANALOGIES --FOR REASONING AND VERBAL ABILITY TESTS --SBIIBPS

ANALOGIES

 (Selected the pair which is related in the same way as the capitalised words are related to each other)

1.         INTIMATE : FEAR

a)     maintain : satisfaction

b)     astonish : wonder

c)     soothe : concern

d)     lion : tame

2.         BANISH: APOSTATE

a)     reward : traitor

b)     renegade : assistance

c)     remorse : result

d)     welcome : ally

3.         WAVE : CREST

a)     pinnacle : nadir

b)     mountain : peak

c)     sea: ocean

d)     high : low

4.         HANDCUFFS:HANDS

a)     leash : dog

b)     rope : tie

c)     shoes: feet

d)     paper : kite

5.         BUZZ: HUM

a)     whisper : noise

b)     echo : sound

c)     tinkle : clang

d)     crack : whip

6.         APOCRYPHAL : AUTENTICITY

a)     nefarious : wickedness

b)     dogmatic : assertiveness

c)     deceptive : artifice

d)     hypocritical : integrity

7.         STARE: GLANE

a)     participate : observe

b)     scorn : admire

c)     hunt : stalk

d)     gulp :sip

8.         MOISTEN : DRENCH

a)     enclose : confine

b)     prick : stab

c)     disregard : ignore

d)     scrub : polish

9.         CONFESS: DENY

a)     royal : regal

b)     speak : hear

c)     release : imprison

d)     pierce : dart

10.       DELICATE: FASTIDIOUS        

a)     hardworking : diligent

b)     altruistic : mercenary

c)     demonstrative: effusive

d)     deceptive : fallacious

11.       MYSTERY : SOLVE

a)     break : crack

b)     door : key

c)     detective : crime

d)     book : render

12.       FAIR : FARE

a)     smart : pretty

b)     bushel : corn

c)     hair : hare

d)     moral : amoral

13.       GALLEY : SHIP

a)     mall : market

b)     Restaurant : hotel

c)     kitchen : bedroom

d)     banquet : feast

14.       DIAMETER : CIRCLE

a)     altitude : triangle

b)     diagonal : rectangle

c)     noon : day

d)     equator : hemisphere

15.       ANNEXE : BUILDING

a)     lyric : song

b)     paragraph : text

c)     postscript : letter

d)     hill : mountain

16.       GARBAGE : SQUALOR

a)     dirtiness : cleanliness

b)     colour : brush

c)     diamond : magnificence

d)     poor : hunger

17.       EYE : LIGHT

a)     hear : see

b)     fry : bake

c)     ear : sound

d)     hand : fist

18.       PUBLICATION : LIBEL

a)     magazine : book

b)     life : death

c)     speech : slander

d)     lump : sugar

19.       MAROON : SAILOR

a)     red : ship

b)     stranded : tourist

c)     crimson : flower

d)     colour : dress

20.       NATIVE : CHEAT

a)     gullible : convince

b)     cunning : clever

c)     hurt : retaliate

d)     sensible : foolish

21.       WORD : CHARADE

a)     phrase : act

b)     message : code

c)     fun : frolic

d)     chart : graph

22.       LINEAGE : PERSON   

a)     foliage : tree

b)     derivation : word

c)     adolescence : child

d)     title : book

23.       SCURRY : MOVE

a)     chant : sing

b)     chatter : talk

c)     carry : lift

d)     sleep : drowse

24.       JOY : ECSTASY

a)     admiration : love

b)     life : help

c)     happiness : sorrow

d)     youth : fun

25.       GLOSSARY : WORDS

a)     catalogue : dates

b)     atlas : maps

c)     almanac : synonyms

d)     thesaurus : rhymes

26.       ADULATION : FLATTERY

a)     humility : vanity

b)     credulity ; sincerity

c)     emulation : rivalry

d)     castigation : admonishment

27.       OPEN : SECRETIVE

a)     mystery : detective

b)     tunnel : toil

c)     forthright : snide

d)     better : best

28.       GERM : DISEASE

a)     man : woman

b)     doctor : medicine

c)     war : destruction

d)     shopkeeper : goods

29.       EPAULETTE : SHOULDER

a)     noose : neck

b)     tiara : head

c)     splint : arm

d)     knapsack : back

30.       MODERATOR : DEBATE

a)     legislator : election

b)     chef : banquet

c)     auditor : lecture

d)     umpire : game

31.       APOGEE : PERIGEE

a)     opposite : composite

b)     dog : pedigree

c)     inappropriate : apposite

d)     effigy : statue

32.       METAPHOR : FIGURATIVE

a)     fable : contemporary

b)     adage : paradoxical

c)      precept : instructive

d)     irony : dramatic

33.       INSULT : INVULNERABLE

a)     success : capable

b)     poverty : miserable

c)     assault : impregnable

d)     purchase : sell

34.       LAW : CITIZEN

a)     reins : horse

b)     tyranny : despot

c)     democracy : communist

d)     weapon : peace

35.       GROVEL : SERVILITY

a)     titter : arrogance

b)     fume : anger

c)     yawn : civility

d)     preen : modesty

36.       TRAILER : MOTION PICTURE

a)     truck : cargo

b)     theatre  : play

c)     edition : novel

d)     commercial : product

37.       PHYSIQUE

a)     intellect : noble

b)     punctuality : tardy

c)     investment : sound

d)     fabric : women

38.       IMPEACH : DISMISS

a)     arraign : indict

b)     exonerate : charge

c)     plant : reap

d)     imprison : police

39.       EMULATE : MIMIC

a)     aggressive : lessen

b)     praise : flatter

c)     aggravate : promote

d)     express : imply

40.       DEFLECT : MISSLE

a)     defend : fortress

b)     reflect : mirror

c)     dismantle : equipment

d)     distract : attention

41.       CELEBRATE: MARIAGE

a)     window : bedroom

b)     lament : bereavement

c)     pot : pan

d)     face : penalty

42.       GLAND :  ENZYME

a)     muscle : spasm

b)     generator : current

c)     organ : kidney

d)     brain : context

43.       STUTTER : SPEECH

a)     blare : hearing

b)     aroma : smelling

c)     astigmatism : sight

d)     novacaine : touch

44.       ASCETIC : LUXURY

a)     capitalist : communist

b)     teacher : classroom

c)     misogynist : women

d)     scholar : knowledge

45.       ASYLUM : REFUGEE

a)     destination : traveler

b)     accident : injury

c)     peace : war

d)     flight : escape

46.       CLAMOUR : NOISE

a)     steal : human

b)     proclaim : impose

c)     clandestine : secret

d)     stringent : inflation

47.       ERRATIC : INCONSISTEMENT

a)     careless : spending

b)     slightly : detectable

c)     charred : shapeless

d)     traits : peculiar

48.       TETRAHEDRON : FOUR

            a) polyhedron : ten        b) dodecahedron : twelve          c) pyramid : six

            d) pentagon : six

49.       CIRCUMCIRCLE : CIRCUMSCRIBED

            a) circularise : combination       b) circumference : harmonic      c) conjugate : pair

            d) damping : stationary

50.       DISPATCH : TARDINESS

            a) accomplish : abandon           b) travesty spiritual                   c) colic : shear

            d) rational : temptation

ANSWERS with explanations to select questions

Analogies

1.b       2.d )     3.b       4.a       5.c       6.d       7.d       8.b       9.c       10.c     

11.b      12.c      13.b      14.b      15.c      16.c      17.c      18.c      19.b      20.a     

21.b      22.b      23.b      24.a      25.b      26.d      27.c      28.c      29.b      30.d

31.c      32.c      33.c      34.a      35.b      36.d      37.c      38.a      39.b      40.d     

41.b      42.b      43.c      44.c      45.a      46. c     47.c      48.b      49.c      50.a

2.d (Just as an apostate is banished from society an ally is welcomed by society

9.c (‘Confess’ and ‘Deny’ are antonyms; the pair with the same relationship is ‘c’)

26.d (Adulation is praise or flattery. Similarly, castigation is severe admonishment or criticism)

30.d (A moderator is a person who presides over a debate and takes decision, just as an umpire does in a match)

34.a (Law are made to keep citizens in control. Reins control the movement of a horse)

38.a (After being)

45.a (Just as a refugee seeks asylum, a traveler seeks his destination)