Sample Verbal Analogy Questions

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Each of the two questions will have two blanks. You have to fill the two blanks such that the first two words/phrases are related to each other in a similar manner as that of the next two words/phrases.

Question 1

_____ : Book : : Flowers : ______

Answer : a)Pages, a)Garland

(Options for first blank) a) Pages b) Content c) Poem d) Prose

(Options for second blank) a) Garland b) Perfume c) Garnish d) decorative

This is simple. A Book contains Pages and similarly Garland is comprised of flowers.

Question 2

_______ : 2 Years : : 6 hours : _______

Answer : a) 24 Months, c) 1/4 Day

a) 24 Months b) 12 Months c) 6 Months d) 3 Months

a) Day b) 2 Days c) 1/4 Day d) 1/8 Day

24 months make 2 years. Similarly, 6 hours make 1/4 Day.

Question 3

______ : Balloon : : Mercury : ________

Answer : c) Hydrogen , b) Thermometer

a) air b) liquid c) hydrogen d) nitrogen

a) Gold b) Thermometer c) Temperature d) Cinnabar

Balloons are generally filled with hydrogen (this is more specific than air and more probable than nitrogen). Similarly thermometers predominantly contain mercury.

Question 4

______ : eye : : key : _______

Answer : d) retina , c) keyboard

a) face b) eyelid c) forehead d) retina

a) lock b) door c) keyboard d) cupboard

Retina is a part of the eye. Similarly keys are constituent components of Keyboards.

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