Analogy & Classification

When two words are similar then there must be some logically explicable way in which they are similar. If the same logical explanation may be given for another pair of words, their relationship will also be similar in the same way. Then we say that the two pairs are analogous ie they exhibit analogy. For example, student : school and patient : hospital are analogous pairs of words because they have the same relationship between them . A student goes to school, a patient goes to hospital.

Thus, in order to establish the analogy between a pair of words we need to determine the relationship that exists between any pair of words.

Type of Analogy

There are two important types of questions that can be asked in Competitive Examinations. These are (i) Word Analogy and (ii) Number Analogy. Problems related to word analogy can be asked with respect to both meaningful words and non-meaningful words.

Classification

Once you have mastered the art of establishing the relationship between two words, it would be very easy to classify some given words or to find the odd word out from the given alternative between the words. The dissimilar (odd) word would, then stand out, itself .

Some Solved

Ex. 1: Direct Alphabetic Sequential Relationship

CD: GH:: LM:?

1)DC 2)EG 3)AB 4)JJ

Soln. 3; Examine the question pair ‘CD: GH'. The letters of the first term 'CD' are in natural alphabetic sequence. As are the letters of the second term 'GH'. The letters ‘LM' are also in natural alphabetic sequence. Therefore, a search for an answer where letters are in natural alphabetic sequence will lead you to 'AB'. Hence the correct answer is (3).

Ex. 2: Opposite Alphabetic Sequence

DC:HG:: ML: ?

1) OP 2)NM 3) QP 4)2 & 3 both

Soln. 4; It is clear that the letters in each term are in the reverse of alphabetic sequence. Hence, look for an answer where letters are in the reverse alphabetic order. Hence, (2) and (3) are the correct answer.

Note: It is worth remembering that sometimes the directions to the questions do not specify that there is only one correct answer. In such cases, look out for more than one correct answers and give both for full credit.

Ex.3: (1) Cat is related to mouse in the same way as bird is related to

1) worm 2) snake 3) animal 4) crow

(ii) Vanilla is related to bean as ginger is related to

1) stem 2) root 3) flower 4) fruit

Soln: (i) 1; In this question, 'cat' is an enemy of ‘mouse' and feed on it. So the bird' feed on the worm’. Hence (1) is the correct answer.

(ii) 2; ‘Vanilla' is a kind of 'bean' and 'ginger' is a kind of 'root'. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

Note: The above questions can be asked in the following ways also:

(i) Cat: Mouse :: Bird :?

1) worm 2) snake 3) animal 4) crow

(ii) Vanilla : Bean :: Ginger : ?

1) stem 2) root 3) flower 4) fruit

Ex. 4: 4 is related to 18 in the same way as 8 is related to

1)66 2)28 3)60 4)48

Soln: 1 ; Clearly, (4)2 +2 = 16+2 = 18

Now, (8)2 +2 =64+2 =66

Hence, if the first number is x, then the second number is x2+2. Thus, the relationship is x:x2 + 2. Hence the correct answer is (1).

By now you have been acquainted with the various types of analogies. Try to solve the exercises given in the following pages and compare your answers with the ones given after the exercises. Study the explanation given with each answer. Even if you got the answer correct, a study of the explantions will bring out the correct way of arriving at the answers.

Directions (Q.5-10): Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group. Ex.5:

1) Cornea 2) Cerebellum

3) Thalamus 4) Medulla

Soln: 1; Here, all except Cornea are parts of the brain, while cornea is a part of the eye. Hence, the answer is (1).

Ex. 6: 1) Carrot 2) Potato

3) Tomato 4) Ginger

Soln: 3; Here, all except Tomato grow under ground. Hence, the answer is (3).

Ex. 7: 1) Charmeleon 2) Crocodile

3) Alligator 4) Locust

Soln: 4; Here, all except Locust are reptiles while locust is an insect. Hence, the answer is (4).

Ex. 8: 1) Skull 2) Pelvis

3) Fibula 4) Appendix

Soln: 4; In the above, all are body-parts. But the dissimilarity is that all of them are madeup of except appendix. Hence (4) is the correct answer.

Ex. 9: 1) Poland 2) Turkey

3) Spain 4) Sweden

Soln: 2; Here, all except Turkey are European countries, while Turkey is an Asian country. Hence, the answer is (2).

Ex. 10: 1) Pistol 2) Sword

3) Gun 4) Rifle

Soln: 2; All are arms but all are fire-arms except sword which is not fired. Hence (2) is the correct answer.

Ex. 11: Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence from a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1)BDH 2)JLP 3) CGI 4)HLP

Soln: 4; All other have different number of letters skipped in between the letters whereas there is equal gap in both pairs of letters in this option.

Ex. 12: Three of the following four have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

1) SAFETY: VYICWW

2) SMOKER: VKRIHP

3) SERIES: VCUGHQ

4)HEALTH:KCYJWF

Soln: 4; The following rule is followed in other pairs: The first, third and fifth letters of the first word are being replaced with three letters forward as in English alphabet and the second, fourth and sixth letters of the first word are being replaced with two letters backward as in English alphabet.

Directions (Q. 13-14): In each of the following questions, select the related words/groups from the given alternatives:

Ex. 13: AZCX:BYDW:: HQJO: ?

1) GRFP 2) IPKM 3) IPKN 4) GRJP

Ex. 14: 1)RNMP 2)JFEH

3)RPOQ 4) HDCF

Ex. 15: Three of the following are similar in some respect. Find the odd one?

1)73 2) 107 3) 47 4)231

Soln: 4; The rest are prime nos. but ‘231' is divisible by “3”.

Ex. 16: Three of the following four pairs are similar in some way. One of them is different from the others. Find out the odd pair.

1) 2620, 2924 2 )3262,6386 3) 6232,6368 4) 1184, 1210

Soln: 2; Others are pair of amicable numbers. Two numbers with the property that, for each of them, the sum of all their factors less than themselves is equal to the other number, are said to be Amicable. For example, let us consider option D):

The factors of 1210 are 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 55, 110, 121, 242 and 605 and they sum up to 1184, while the factors of 1184 sum up to 1210.

Ex. 17: Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one among the following does not belong to that group?

1) 126 2) 122 3)65 4)50

Soln: 1; The rest are based on the expression ‘x2 + 1.'

But 126 = 112 + 5.

Directions (Q. 18-21): In each of the following questions, select the related number from the given alternatives:

Ex. 18: 1:8 :: 27 : ?

1)37 2)47 3)57 4)64

Soln: 4;(1)3=1 (2)3=8 (3)3 = 27 (4)3 = 64

Ex. 19: 60 : 36 :: 90 : ?

1) 81 2) 100 3) 516 4) 1000

Soln: ;62 = 36

Similarly, 92 = 81. Square of first digit of first number gives second number.

Ex. 20: 24 : 27 :: ? : 81

1) 8 2)62 3)72 4)82

Soln: 3;27 x 3 = 81

24 x3 = 72

Ex. 21: 342 : 453 :: 831 : ?

1) 942 2) 720 3) 922 4) 740

Ex. 22: Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) 331654729 2 )381154729

3)381654729 4 )381664792

Soln: 3; Except it others are written with the help of eight digits only.

Exercise 1

  1. Coast is to sea as bank is to

1) River 2) Dam 3) Beach 4) Waves

  1. Keyboard is related to Pointing Device in the same way as Monitor is related to

1) Printer 2) Mouse

3) Sensor 4) Remote

  1. Egypt is related to Cairo in the same way as Libya is related to

1) Bangkok 2) Kuala Lumpur

3) Tripoli 4) Sidney

  1. Paddy is to Field as Steel is to

1) Iron 2) Factory 3) Ore 4 ) Mine

  1. Swiss Franc is to Switzerland as Taka is to

1) Pakistan 2) India

3) England 4) Bangladesh

  1. Joke is to Laughter as Cracker is to

1) Fear 2) Anger

3) Fireball 4) Explosion

  1. Which of the following pairs show the same relationship as Editor : Magazine ?

1) Novel : Writer 2) Poem: Poet

3) Chair: Carpenter 4) Director: Film

  1. Ornithology is related to Bird in the same way as Psychology is related to

1) Mammal 2) Heart

3) Mind 4) Coin

  1. Jnanpith Award is related to Literature in the same way as Shanti Swarup Bhattanagar Award is related to

1) Sports 2) Art 3) Science 4)Film

  1. Light is to Rays as Sound is to

1) Audio 2) Wave 3) Hear 4 ) Visual

  1. Stammering is to Speech as Deafness is to

1) Ear 2) Hearing

3) Noise 4) Commotion

  1. Which of the following relations is similar to that of Fodder : Cattle?

1) Pen : Ink 2) Ball: Stick

3) Fruit: Juice 4) Grass : Horses

  1. Heart beat is related to Stethoscope in the same way as Temperature is related to

1) Heat 2) Mercury

3) Scale 4) Thermometer

  1. President is to India as King is to

1) England 2) China

3) Sri Lanka 4). France

  1. River is to Dam as Traffic is to

1) Vehicle 2) Speed

3) Signal light 4) Path

  1. As Spring is related to Summer, which of the following combinations is correct?

1) Sunday : Monday

2) Thursday : Wednesday

3) Tuesday : Friday

4) Friday : Monday

  1. Newspaper is related to News in the same way as Television is related to

1) Programs 2) Entertainment

3) News 4) Match

  1. He : Helium :: ? : Water

1)H2O 2)CH4 3)N2 4)NH4

  1. Ranji Trophy is related to Cricket in the same way as Durand Cup is related to

1) Hockey 2) Football

3) Tennis 4) Cricket

  1. Shikhar Dhawan is related to Cricket in the same way as Saina Nehwal is related to

1) Tennis 2) Table Tennis

3) Squash 4) Badminton

  1. Laugh is related to Joy in the same way as Cry is related to

1) Child 2) Sad

3) Punishment 4) Sorrow

  1. Accident is related to Carefulness in the same way as Disease is related to

1) Sanitation 2)Treatment

3) Medicine 4) Doctor

  1. Pride is related to Humility in the same way as Desire is related to

1) Wish 2) Hate

3) Suppress 4) Indifference

  1. Flexible is related to Rigid in the same way as Confidence is related to

1) Diffidence 2) Indifference

3) Cowardice 4) Scare

  1. Sorrow is related to Cry in the same way as Mirth is related to

1) Joy 2 ) Laughter

3) Frown 4) Weep

  1. Love is related to Hate in the same way as Proud is related to

1) Sorrowful 2) Miserable

3) Humble 4) Conceited

  1. Sty is related to Pig in the same way as Byre is related to

1) Eagle 2) Cow

3) Tiger 4) Hen

  1. Patrol is related to Security in the same way as Insurance is related to

1) Money 2) Policy

3) Saving 4) Risk

  1. As Scissors are related to Cloth, which of the following relations is correct?

1) Pen: Ink 2) Razor: Beard

3) Furnace : Smoke 4) Nail : Hammer

  1. Hamlet is related to Village in the same way as Metropolis is related to

1) District 2) Place

3) Tehsil 4) City

  1. England is related to Atlantic Ocean in the same way as Greenland is related to

1) Pacific Ocean 2) Atlantic Ocean

3) Arctic Ocean 4) Antarctic Ocean

  1. Black is to White as Up is to

1) Opposite 2) Disappointment

3) Wall 4) Down

  1. Which of the following relations is similar to that of Uttrakhand : Dehradun ?

1) Nagaland - Aizawl

2) Meghalaya – Imphal

3) Mainpur - Kohima.

4) Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar

  1. As Company is related to CEO, which of the following combination is correct?

1) Bank: Bankers 2) RBI: Governor

3) School: Teacher 4) Shop: Customer

  1. Thailand is related to Baht in the same way as Malaysia is related to

1) Peso 2) Yen

3 ) Ringgit 4) Taka

  1. Book is to Author as Statue is to

1) Mason 2)Painter

3) Sculptor 4) Calligrapher

  1. Which of the following relations is similar to that of Necklace : Ornament ?

1) Medal : Decoration 2)Bronze : Medal

3) Scarf: Dress 4) Window: House

Directions (Q.38-69): In each of the following questions there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of :: while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair bears. Choose the best alternative.

  1. Botany : Plants :: Nephrology:

1) Amphibians 2) Kidney

3) Heart 4) Soil

  1. Ichthyology: Fish :: ? : Earthquakes

1) Taxonomy 2) Seismology

3) Mycology 4) Herpetology

  1. Initial : Final :: Lethargy:

1) Kind 2) Alertness

3) Notice 4) Allergy

  1. Asset: Liability:: Deep :

1) Flattery 2) Straight

3) Worsen 4) Shallow

  1. Horse : Mare :: ? : Heifer

1) Stag 2) Bullock

3) Colt 4) Master

  1. Abduct : Kidnap :: Sedate :

1) Violent 2)Calm

3) Proud 4) Sad

  1. Fish : Aquarium :: Curios:

1)Jail 2) Museum

3) Zoo 4) Tailor

  1. Zoology : Animal :: Psychology :

1) Plant 2) Animal

3) Human 4) Mind

  1. Thar : India :: Karakum :

1) Australia 2) Syria

3) Russia 4) Turkmenistan

  1. Arunta : Australia : : : Mongalia

1) Gobi 2) Colorado

3) Nubian 4) Mojave

  1. Thomas Cup : Badminton :: : Cricket

1) Federation Cup 2) FIFA Cup

3) Ranji Trophy 4) Wimbledon

  1. Gander : Goose :: ? : Spinster.

1) Lady 2) Nun

3) Bachelor 4) Witch

  1. Colt : Filly :: ? : Witch

1) Drake 2) Wizard 3) Fox 4) Drone

  1. China: Yuan :: Iran : ?

1) Won 2) Kyat 3) Lira 4) Rial

  1. Crow: Caw:: Hen:

1) Jingle 2) Cackle 3) Chirp 4) Howl

  1. Fish : Shoal :: Singer :

1) Mob 2) Chorus

3) Band 4) Council

  1. Morocco : Dirham :: Burma :

1) Kyat 2)Dollar 3) Pound 4)Baht

  1. Frog : Croak :: ? : Trumpet

1) Lion 2) Elephant

3) Cat 4) Monkey

  1. Kenya : Nairobi :: ? : Bangkok

1) Thailand 2) France

3) Japan 4) Kenya

  1. Meghalaya : Shillong :: ? : Shimla

1) Gujarat 2) Orissa

3) Karnataka 4) Himachal Pradesh

  1. Sheep : Lamb :: Cat

1) Child 2) Cube 3) Colt 4) Kitten

  1. Swan : Cygnet :: ? : Colt

1) Horse 2) Stag 3) Deer 4 ) Cat

  1. Duck: Duckling :: Butterfly:

1) Puppy 2) Nymph

3) Cub 4) Caterpillar

  1. Hen: Cackle :: ? : Jingle

1) Sparrow 2) Monkey

3) Hen 4) Coins

  1. Goods : Stock :: Termites : :

1) Colony 2) Mob

3) Cavalcade 4) Swarm

  1. Scale : Length :: Balance : :

1) Wind 2) Humidity

3) Current 4) Mass

  1. Spade : Dig:: Sword :

1) Slaughter 2) Shoot

3) Cut 4)Bore

  1. Compliant : Adamant :: Condign :

1) Adequate 2) Resign

3) Sufficient 4) Insufficient

  1. Summer : Winter :: Warm :

1) Cold 2) Cool

3) Hot 4) Cozy

  1. Malaria: Spleen :: Eczema :

1) Joints. 2) Throat

3) Skin 4) Eyes

  1. Pneumonia : Lungs :: ? : Blood

1) Hemoglobin 2) Leukemia

3) Goitre 4) Diphtheria

  1. Happy : Glad :: Rug :

1) Mat 2) Carpet

3) Quick 4) Smell

Directions (Q. 70-76): In each of the following questions, select the related words/groups from the given alternatives:

  1. NUMBER : UNBMRE : : GHOST : ?

1) HOGST 2) HOGTS

3) HGOTS 4)HGSOT

  1. KML:NPO::CED : ?

1) EGF 2)GHF 3)FHG 4)HGF

  1. ADGJ : MPSV : ? : NQTW

1)BEHK 2) EHKM

3)DGJN 4) QTVZ

  1. UPSET : SETUP :: TIPTOP : ?

1) TOTPOP 2) TOTPIP

3) TITPOP 4) TOPTIP

  1. XgmE: EmgX :: ? : Back

1) AckB 2 )KcaC

3) kCaB 4)KacC

  1. QIOK: MMKO:: YAWC: ?

1)USGA 2)UESG 3)VUES 4)SUEG

  1. : ?

1) 2) 3) 4)

Directions (Q.77-85): In each of the following questions, select the related number from the given alternatives:

  1. 30 : 130 :: ?: ?

1) 20:120 2) 37:210

3) 42:222 4) 49:350

  1. 80 : 730 : : ? : 344

1) 70 2) 40 3) 48 4)52

  1. 130 : 154 :: 178 : ?

1) 24 2 )180 3)202 4)204

  1. 24: 126 ::48 : ?

1) 433 2 ) 192 3)240 4)344

  1. 2 :7:: 6:?

1) 40 2) 39 3) 50 4) 72

  1. 47:65 :: 59 : ?

1) 95 2 ) 110 3) 106 4) 118

  1. 17 : ? :: 145 : 195

1)42 2) 35 3) 30 4) 24

  1. 3222 : 7222 : 3323 : ?

1) 9949 2)8838 3)7323 4)2212

  1. 20 : 30 :: ? :72

1) 56 2) 59 3) 68 4) 61

ANSWERS

Exercise 2

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Long-Short 2) Black-White 3) Head-Cap 4) Friend-Foe

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Tabla 2) Veena 3) Sitar 4) Ektara

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Swimming 2) Sailing 3) Diving 4 ) Driving

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Talking 2) Walking 3) Sleeping 4) Running

  1. Three of the following four are similar in some way and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

1) Canister 2) Bucket 3)Bowl 4) Sack

  1. Three of the following four are similar in some way and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

1) Watchman 2) Retailer 3) Abattoir 4) Boatman

  1. Three of the following four terms are similar in some way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) Aryabhatta 2) Apple 3) Rohini 4) Apollo-Soyuz

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) January 2) March 3) June 4) October

  1. Three of the four eatables are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) Apple 2) Banana 3) Peach 4) Turnip

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Ere 2) Eve 3) Ewe 4) Ese

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Hindi 2 ) Tamil 3) Punjabi 4) Urdu

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) Anxiety 2) Worry

3) Inhibition 4) Curiosity

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the one which is different from the other four.

1) Rice 2) Wheat 3) Barley 4) Mustard

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) Hill Mynah 2) Canary 3) Nightingale 4) Parrot

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Confluence 2) Concours 3) Radiation 4) Concentration

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) Jackal 2) Cheetah 3) Tiger 4) Dog

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Stethoscope 2) Microscope 3) Telescope 4) Binocular

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Check 2) Queen

3) Hook 4) Sicilian Defence

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Judo-Japan 2) Football-Brazil

3) Cricket-India 4) Tennis-Australia

  1. Three of the following four are like in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Listen 2) Feel 3) Think 4) Sing

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) Train 2) Car 3) Bike 4) Aeroplane

  1. Three of the following four are a like in a certain way so form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

1) Bangkok 2) Cairo 3) Tripoli 4) Egypt

Directions Q. 23-35.): In each of the following questions, find the odd word from the given responses:

  1. 1) Pond – Lake 2) Pistol - Gun 3) Car – Bus 4) Church - Monument
  2. 1) Diligent 2) Dignified 3) Dissident 4) Devoted
  3. 1) Terylene 2) Nylon3) Cotton 4) Polyester
  4. 1) Running 2) Swimming 3) Dancing 4) Breathing
  5. 1) Baburam Bhattam 2) Manmohan Singh 3) Julia Gilard 4) Ram Baran Yadav
  6. 1) Quiet: Calm 2) Seldom : Never 3) Peace : Tranquil 4) Rapid : Slow
  7. 1) Analysis 2) Search 3) Conclusion 4) Investigation
  8. 1) Gupta dynasty 2) Nanda dynasty 3) Maurya dynasty 4) Chola dynasty
  9. 1) Diphtheria 2) Cataract 3) Whooping Cough 4) Encephalitis
  10. 1) Indira Gandhi 2) Sonia Gandhi 3) Rajeev Gandhi 4) Vishwanath Pratap Singh
  11. 1) Zaheer Khan 2) Saurav Ganguly 3) Kapil Dev 4)Mohammad Azharuddin
  12. 1) Violet 2) Blue 3) Green 4) White
  13. 1) Sports & Ground 2) Cinema : Screen 3) Drama : Stage 4) Rubber : Erase
  14. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Electromagnetics 2) Thermodynamics 3) Mechanics 4) Astronomy

  1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) Kelvin 2) Newton 3) Barrel 4) Length

Directions Q. 38-68.): In each of the following questions, find the odd word from the given responses:

  1. 1) Corn 2) Wheat 3) Cotton 4) Jowar
  2. 1) Kwashiorkor 2) Cretinism 3) Marasmus 4) Goitre
  3. 1) Rabbit 2)Rat 3) Mongoose 4) Cat
  4. 1) Plassey 2) Haldighati 3) Panipat 4) Sarnath
  5. 1) Fashion : Style 2) Fond : Affectionate 3) Old : Ancient 4) Master : Servant
  6. 1) Necklace 2) Ornament 3) Bangle 4) Ring
  7. 1) Rectangle 2) Square 3) Cube 4) Triangle
  8. 1) Konark 2) Madurai 3) Ellora 4) Khajuraho
  9. 1) Spade 2) Knife 3) Axe 4) Blacksmith
  10. 1) Lion 2) Tiger 3) Fox 4) Deer
  11. 1) Mars 2) Sun 3) Saturn 4) Mercury
  12. 1) Arc 2) Diagonal 3) Tangent 4) Radius
  13. 1) Valley 2) Sea 3) Tower 4) Mountain
  14. 1) Pituitary 2) Pancreas 3) Thalamus 4) Adrenal
  15. 1) Rose 2) Hibiscus 3) Dahlia 4)Marigold
  16. 1) Stick 2) Needle 3) Thorn 4) Pin
  17. 1) Wheat 2) Barley 3) Rice 4) Pea
  18. 1) Manure 2) Nitrogen 3) Ammonia 4) Urea
  19. 1) Iron 2) Potassium 3) Sodium 4) Chlorine
  20. 1) Screw 2) Hammer 3) Needle 4) Pin
  21. 1) Up 2) Down 3) Below 4) Small
  22. 1) Tomato 2) Gourd 3) Brinjal 4) Potato
  23. 1) Ladder 2) Staircase 3) Bridge 4) Escalator
  24. 1) Rice 2) Maize 3) Jowar 4) Wheat
  25. 1) Ink 2) Paper 3) Pen 4) Sharpener
  26. 1) Housefly 2) Spider 3) Mosquito 4) Butterfly
  27. 1) Garlic 2) Chilli 3) Ginger 4) Potato
  28. 1) Dinosaur 2) Sphinx 3) Unicorn 4) Mermaid
  29. 1) Medium 2) Average 3) Mediocre 4) Terrible
  30. 1) Again 2) Before 3) Now 4) After
  31. 1) Cool 2) Warm 3) Sultry 4) Hot
  32. 1) EPH 2)FQI 3 ) HSK 4)KWO
  33. 1) NMOL 2)PKQI 3)RISH 4)TGUF
  34. 1)AUgPz 2) YGLhT 3)MXIDV 4) KFeCO
  35. 1) ZX 2 )TR 3) IF 4) OM
  36. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 1) RUVZ 2)DGHL 3)JMNQ 4)ORSW
  37. Three of the following four groups of letters are alike in some way while one is different. Find out which one is different. 1) ISLOJ 2)LUOQM 3)AKDGB 4)FPILG
  38. Four pairs of words are given below. There is some common relationship between the two words in each of the four pairs. But the relationship is different in the word given in one of the pairs. Find out that odd pair. 1) Lock-key 2) Motorcycle-fuel 3) River-water 4) Book-novel

76.Three of the following four are similar is same way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) lophobia : Poison

2) Kainolophobia : Novelty

3) Kakorrhaphiophobia: Defeat

4) Hydrophobia: Termite

77.Three of the following are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1)EKG 2 ) JPL 3)CHE 4)HNJ

78.Three of the following four have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

1)ANTIPARTICLE:BMVGSXVPNXRY

2) BUREAUCRATIC:CSTCDRGNFOOW

3) DISAGREEABLE: EHUYJOIAFWRY

4) ENDOSKELETON:FMFMVHIHJOUH

79.Find the odd man out.

1) MONDAY 2) TUESDAY

3) THURSDAY 4) WEDNESDAY

80.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) EGL 2) MRU 3) GKN 4) PSV

81.Three of the following groups are similar in connection with the position of the letters in the English alphabet and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

1) GCU 2) ECO 3) DBJ 4) KBV

82.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1)131 2 ) 151 3) 181 4)161

83.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one among the following is different from that group?

1)226 2)290 3)360 4)170

84.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1)131 2 )133 3) 143 4)87

85Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) 144 2)1089 3)245 4 ) 386

86.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one among the following does not belong to that group?1)123 2)25 3)341 4)218

87.Three of the following are similar in some respect. Find the odd one.

1) 1729 2)4913 3)13824 4)35937

88.Find out the answer, select the one which is different from the other three responses.

1) 25,36 2) 144,169 3) 100, 121 4) 9,64

89.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1)365 2 )85 3)147 4 ) 125

90.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) 72 2) 42 3) 152 4) 110

91.Find out a set of numbers among the four sets of numbers given in the alternatives, which is the most similar to the numbers given in the question.

Given:{ 6, 30,90}

1) 6,42,86 2)7,42,218 3) 6,24,70 4)8,48, 192

92.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and e so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1) 168 2)728 3)290 4)380

Directions (Q. 93-96): In each of the following questions. Find the odd number from the given alternatives:

93. 1)14-11-70 2)3-27-39 3)15-85-5 4)21-7-35

94.1) 66-56 2) 101-90 3) 41-30 4)33 -22

95. 1) (324, 18) 2)(441, 21) 3) (169, 13) 4)(186, 14)

96. 1)49-33 2 )62-46 3)83-67 4 )70-55

97. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1)120 2 )5040 3 )40320 4)52480

98. Three of the following are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1)12 2) 14 3) 18 4)22

99. Three of the following letter-number groups are similar in connection with the position of the letters in the English alphabet and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

1) PY8 2)EK5 3)RV3 4)JR6

100. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) 143 2)63 3) 195 4) 257

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