Bird is to Nest as Bee is to what?

Hive — A bird lives in a nest, while a bee lives in a hive.

Doctor is to Hospital as Teacher is to what?

School — A doctor commonly works in a hospital; a teacher commonly works in a school.

Key is to Lock as Password is to ___?

Account — A key opens a lock; similarly, a password opens (grants access to) an account.

Blueprint : Building :: Score : ?

Music performance — A blueprint guides realization of a building; a score guides realization of a musical performance.

Deposit is to Bank as Premium is to ?

Insurance Company — A deposit is placed with a bank, just as a premium is paid to an insurance company.

Complete the analogy: COMPASS : DIRECTION :: THERMOMETER : ?

temperature — A compass measures/indicates direction; a thermometer measures temperature.

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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 — 190 of them, from 51 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: 190
Practice set: 25 in 25 min
Difficulty: 128/62/0
Negative marking: None

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Analogy questions with solutions

6 from the 190-question pool, worked in full.

1. Bird is to Nest as Bee is to what?
- A. Web
- B. Hive ✓
- C. Burrow
- D. Stable
Solution. A bird lives in a nest, while a bee lives in a hive.
2. Doctor is to Hospital as Teacher is to what?
- A. Library
- B. Court
- C. School ✓
- D. Laboratory
Solution. A doctor commonly works in a hospital; a teacher commonly works in a school.
3. Key is to Lock as Password is to ___?
- A. Computer
- B. Account ✓
- C. Number
- D. Screen
Solution. A key opens a lock; similarly, a password opens (grants access to) an account.
4. Blueprint : Building :: Score : ?
- A. Music performance ✓
- B. Painter
- C. Audience
- D. Ticket
Solution. A blueprint guides realization of a building; a score guides realization of a musical performance.
5. Deposit is to Bank as Premium is to ?
- A. Loan
- B. Insurance Company ✓
- C. Stock Exchange
- D. Mutual Fund
Solution. A deposit is placed with a bank, just as a premium is paid to an insurance company.
6. Complete the analogy: COMPASS : DIRECTION :: THERMOMETER : ?
- A. time
- B. temperature ✓
- C. weight
- D. distance
Solution. A compass measures/indicates direction; a thermometer measures temperature.

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Analogy: frequently asked questions

How many analogy questions are there?

190, from the 51 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?

51 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Management (11), Banking (10), SSC (8). 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 190 questions are graded hard and 67% easy, making it one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

Analogy Questions with Answers

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