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Analogy Questions with Answers

Identifying the exact relationship in one pair and applying it to another. This page pools every analogy question on the site (206 of them, from 55 exams, weighted towards Management, Banking, SSC) so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

0% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 67% easy, which is gentler than the average topic in this section.

Questions
206
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
137/69/0
Negative marking
None
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Analogy questions with solutions

6 from the 206-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. Sculptor is to Marble as Potter is to ?

    • A. Wheel
    • B. Kiln
    • C. Glaze
    • D. Clay ✓

    Solution. A sculptor shapes marble into a form, just as a potter shapes clay into a form.

  2. 2. Doctor is to Stethoscope as Accountant is to ?

    • A. Stethoscope
    • B. Prescription
    • C. Ledger ✓
    • D. Syringe

    Solution. A doctor primarily uses a stethoscope, just as an accountant primarily uses a ledger.

  3. 3. Optimist is to Hope as Pessimist is to ?

    • A. Despair ✓
    • B. Joy
    • C. Ambition
    • D. Confidence

    Solution. An optimist is characterized by hope, just as a pessimist is characterized by despair.

  4. 4. 6 is to 216 as 5 is to ?

    • A. 100
    • B. 110
    • C. 125 ✓
    • D. 130

    Solution. The relationship is that the second number is the cube of the first: 6³ = 216, so 5³ = 125.

  5. 5. Keyboard : Typing :: Microphone : ?

    • A. Printing
    • B. Measuring mass
    • C. Recording sound ✓
    • D. Cooling

    Solution. A keyboard is used to input typed text; a microphone is used to capture/record sound.

  6. 6. FITTER is to ASSEMBLY as MACHINIST is to ?

    • A. Cutting Metal ✓
    • B. Driving Trains
    • C. Signalling
    • D. Ticketing

    Solution. A fitter primarily works on assembly tasks, just as a machinist primarily works at cutting metal on machine tools, so the relationship is one of trade to core task.

Exams that set Analogy

13 categories, led by Management, Banking, SSC.

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Analogy: frequently asked questions

How many analogy questions are there?

206, from the 55 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 67% are graded easy and 0% hard, which makes analogy one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

Which exams ask analogy questions?

55 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Management (12), Banking (10), SSC (7). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is analogy hard?

0% of these 206 questions are graded hard and 67% easy, making it one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

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