SBI PO Prelims Exam 2017 - Day 8 (Analogies)

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Directions (1-15):In the following questions, you are required to identify and assess the logical Relationship between a given pair of words in the question, then choose a pair of words from the options that exhibit the same logical relationship as the original pair in the questions.

Q1.NECROMANCER : WITCHCRAFT

(a) puritan : excellence

(b) gourmand : starvation

(c) swindler : knavery

(d) lawyer : graft

(e) None of the above

Q2.EXTRACT : TOOTH

(a) cut : nail

(b) uproot : stump

(c) pull out : pin

(d) cut : wood

(e) None of the above

Q3.HUG : AFFECTION

(a) dour : humous

(b) nod : assent

(c) virus : influenza

(d) feet : walk

(e) None of the above

Q4.ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO

(a) shoulder : armpits

(b) stomach : intestine

(c) shoe : laces

(d) toe : foot

(e) None of the above

Q5.CODICIL : WILL

(a) book : chapter

(b) outhouse : premises

(c) annexure : book

(d) limb : extremity

(e) None of the above

Q6.GETS ON : BUS

(a) hopes : fear

(b) enters : account book

(c) disembarks : airplane

(d) boards : rowboat

(e) None of the above

Q7.MUMBLE : INDISTINCT

(a) scribble : illegible

(b) screech : gentle

(c) swagger : timid

(d) sneeze : deliberate

(e) None of the above

Q8.FOOTBALL : SPORT

(a) rhythm : poetry

(b) verse : literature

(c) dancing : ballet

(d) research : biology

(e) None of the above

Q9.SAILOR : LIGHTHOUSE

(a) snake : hiss

(b) air raid : siren

(c) car horn : driver

(d) sleeper : smoke alarm

(e) None of the above

Q10.SIMMER : BOIL

(a) glide : drift

(b) gambol : play

(c) drizzle : downpour

(d) stagnate : flow

(e) None of the above

Q11.MITIGATE : PUNISHMENT

(a) change : order

(b) place : placement

(c) monotonous : change

(d) alleviate : pain

(e) None of the above

Q12.SAPLING : TREE

(a) puppy : dog

(b) canine : feline

(c) cat : lion

(d) poodle : terrier

(e) None of the above

Q13.TYRE : RUBBER 

(a) oasis : desert

(b) house : roof

(c) paper : wood

(d) pebble : boulder

(e) None of the above

Q14.ANGLER : BAIT 

(a) mouse : mousetrap

(b) hunter : decoy

(c) language : code

(d) treasure : map

(e) None of the above

Q15.BACTERIUM : COLONY 

(a) microbe : disease

(b) whale : school

(c) shoal : fish

(d) virus : immunization

(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. A necromancer is one who practices witchcraft, while a swindler practices knavery.

S2. Ans.(b)

Sol. Just as you extract a tooth, you uproot a stump.

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol. The way a hug shows affection; in the same manner a nod shows the expression of approval or agreement.

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. Islands are parts of an archipelago, just as a toe is a part of a foot. (A part to whole analogy)

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol. A codicil is an addition to a will, just like an annexure is an addition to a book.

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol. We get on a bus, just as we board a rowboat.

S7. Ans.(a)

Sol. A mumble is indistinct, while a scribble is illegible.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. Football is a type of sport, just as verse is a type of literature.

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. A sailor is warned by a light house, just as a person who is sleeping is warned by a smoke alarm.

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. This is a degree of intensity analogy. Simmer is a milder form of boiling just as a drizzle is a milder form of a downpour.

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol. Just as we mitigate (lessen) punishment, we alleviate (lessen) pain.

S12. Ans.(a)

Sol. A sapling is a baby tree, just as a puppy is a baby dog.

S13. Ans.(c)

Sol. A tyre is made from rubber, while paper is made out of wood. In other words, rubber is a raw material for tyre as wood is a raw material for paper.

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol. An angler uses a bait to attract fish, as a hunter uses a decoy.

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. A colony of bacterium, as a school of whales.

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