Question 1

Analogy — Meat : Vegetarian :: Liquor : ? Pick the term describing a person who, like a vegetarian avoiding meat, abstains from alcoholic drinks.

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Introduction / Context: The first pair relates a consumable to the category of person who abstains from it: a vegetarian abstains from meat. We need the corresponding term for someone who abstains from liquor. This is a classic vocabulary/analogy item involving lifestyle descriptors. Given Data / Assumptions: Vegetarian → person who does not eat meat. We seek the term for a person who does not consume alcohol. Options include several adjectives or labels that are not about alcohol abstinence. Concept / Approach: Preserve the “item avoided : abstainer label” structure. The precise English word for a person who abstains from alcohol is “teetotaller.” The remaining options are unrelated to the abstinence domain (e.g., personality type or derogatory adjectives), so they do not fit the relation required by the analogy. Step-by-Step Solution: Map abstinence relation: meat → vegetarian; liquor → ?Select “teetotaller” (one who completely abstains from alcoholic drinks).Eliminate irrelevant personality/insult terms. Verification / Alternative check: Dictionary definitions: teetotal/teetotaller = advocating or practicing total abstinence from alcoholic beverages. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Insane — mental health descriptor; irrelevant. Introvert — personality orientation; unrelated to drinking. Foolish — evaluative adjective; unrelated to abstinence. Common Pitfalls: Choosing a morally toned or personality term rather than the specific abstinence label demanded by the analogy. Final Answer: Teetotaller

Question 2

Analogy — Quack : Duck :: Bellows : ? Identify the animal associated with the vocalization “bellows,” just as “quack” is the characteristic sound of a duck.

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Introduction / Context: This is a classic vocabulary analogy that maps a characteristic sound to the animal that produces it. The first pair is “quack : duck,” where quack names the signature call of a duck. We must choose the animal that stands to “bellows” in the same way that duck stands to “quack.” Given Data / Assumptions: The structure to preserve is sound → animal. Quack is the typical call of a duck in general English usage. Bellows is a deep, loud vocalization associated with certain large mammals. Options provided include cat, frog, bull, and fox, along with a catch-all choice. Concept / Approach: In analogies, we identify the relationship type and apply it consistently. Here the relationship is a name of sound mapped to the producer. Bellows is widely used to describe the loud, resonant call of a bull or similar large bovids. It is not a standard term for the typical calls of a cat, frog, or fox. Therefore the mapping that preserves the relation is “bellows : bull.” Step-by-Step Solution: Determine relation in the stem: sound → animal.Map bellows to the correct animal.Select bull, which is well attested for this sound label. Verification / Alternative check: Common dictionaries and style guides define bellows as a deep roar or bellowing cry, frequently illustrated with cattle, especially bulls. The other animals are known for different calls: cat meows, frog croaks or ribbits, and fox has yips or screams depending on context. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Cat — typical term is meow; bellows does not fit. Frog — typical terms are croak or ribbit. Fox — known for yips or screams; bellows is not standard. None of these — incorrect because bull fits the relation. Common Pitfalls: Confusing the verb bellow with any loud sound in general and misattributing it to species that do not commonly take this label. The analogy requires the most conventional pairing. Final Answer: Bull

Question 3

Analogy — Scissors : Lever :: Toothed wheel : ? Choose the machine element category to which a toothed wheel belongs, just as scissors function as a form of lever.

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Introduction / Context: This analogy tests basic mechanical concepts and machine elements. Scissors operate as a compound lever, demonstrating how a specific tool fits into a broader simple machine category. We must classify a toothed wheel in the same categorical way. Given Data / Assumptions: Scissors are modeled as two levers sharing a fulcrum at the pivot. A toothed wheel is a wheel with teeth along its rim used to transmit motion and torque. Options include wedge, gear, press, and pulley, plus a catch-all choice. Concept / Approach: We preserve the relation “specific device : category of mechanism.” Scissors map to lever. A toothed wheel used for meshing and transmitting motion is, by definition, a gear. While a pulley is also a wheel, it is smooth and works with a rope or belt rather than interlocking teeth. A wedge is a different simple machine. A press is a machine or operation, not the category for a toothed wheel. Step-by-Step Solution: Identify the abstraction: device → machine class.Scissors → lever class; toothed wheel → gear class.Select “gear” as the category for a toothed wheel. Verification / Alternative check: In mechanical design, gears are toothed wheels that mesh to change speed, torque, or direction of motion. Pulleys have grooves for belts or ropes and lack teeth by default, so they do not satisfy the toothed specification. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Wedge — a distinct simple machine, unrelated to toothed meshing. Press — an application machine, not a category for toothed wheels. Pulley — a grooved wheel, typically not toothed in the gear sense. None of these — incorrect because gear is correct. Common Pitfalls: Equating any wheel with pulley or ignoring the critical descriptor “toothed,” which points directly to gear classification. Final Answer: Gear

Question 4

Analogy — Book : Critic :: Building : ? Select the professional who evaluates a building in the same way a critic evaluates a book.

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Introduction / Context: Analogies often connect a subject to the professional who evaluates or judges it. A critic reads and evaluates a book for quality, merit, and impact. We must find the professional who serves a parallel role for a building, centering on evaluation rather than design or construction. Given Data / Assumptions: The relation is subject → evaluator. Critic is the evaluator of literary or artistic works. For buildings, the professional expert who determines value and assesses property is an appraiser. Engineer and contractor are involved in design and construction, not objective valuation for sale or taxation. Concept / Approach: Preserve the semantic relation. Book is to critic as building is to appraiser. An appraiser estimates market value and assesses condition for lending, insurance, taxation, or sale. This mirrors the evaluative role of a critic more closely than roles focused on creation, management, or measurement. Step-by-Step Solution: Identify the evaluator in the first pair: critic for a book.Find the parallel evaluator for buildings.Choose appraiser, the property valuation specialist. Verification / Alternative check: Industry norms define real estate appraisal as an independent professional opinion of value. This is evaluation, not construction or routine maintenance. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Engineer — designs or analyzes structures, not primarily an evaluator of market value. Contractor — executes construction work. Weigher — measures mass of items; not a typical building evaluator. None of these — incorrect because appraiser fits exactly. Common Pitfalls: Confusing creation or maintenance roles with evaluation roles. The analogy demands an evaluator counterpart to a critic. Final Answer: Appraiser

Question 5

Analogy — Court : Justice :: School : ? Identify the core output provided by a school that stands to a school as justice stands to a court.

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Introduction / Context: Some analogies link an institution to its primary mandate or core output. A court exists to dispense justice within a legal system. We must determine the equivalent conceptual output for a school. The focus is on outcomes rather than people, tools, or opposite states. Given Data / Assumptions: Institutional purpose mapping is required. Court → justice is a standard civic mapping. School → education is the conventional core outcome. Teacher and student are stakeholders, not the outcome itself. Concept / Approach: Maintain the same relation type by choosing the product delivered by the institution. A school facilitates learning, instruction, and formation of knowledge and skills. The abstract term that captures this product is education. Other options either denote agents in the system or a negative state that contradicts the mission of a school. Step-by-Step Solution: Identify relation: institution → principal outcome.Apply to school: principal outcome is education.Select “Education” as the precise analogue of “Justice.” Verification / Alternative check: Across policy documents and common usage, education is the explicit mandate of schools. The presence of teachers and students supports this outcome but does not replace it as the target of the analogy. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Teacher — an agent, not the outcome. Student — a participant, not the outcome. Ignorance — the absence of learning; opposite of the school’s mission. None of these — incorrect because education matches. Common Pitfalls: Picking an agent (teacher or student) rather than the abstract product. The analogy requires the same category of relation as in the first pair. Final Answer: Education

Question 6

Analogy — Menu : Food :: Catalogue : ? Choose the item most directly listed by a catalogue, in the same way a menu lists food.

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Introduction / Context: This analogy focuses on a listing tool and the items it enumerates. A menu is a list used for ordering or choosing among food items. We must select what a catalogue lists in the same direct way. The correct answer should mirror the functional relation of list → listed items, not location or medium. Given Data / Assumptions: Menu lists food choices. Catalogue is a compiled listing, often for books in a library or titles in a collection or store. Options include rack, newspaper, library, and books. The mapping should be listing tool → things listed. Concept / Approach: Apply the structure consistently. Since menu relates directly to food as the items listed, catalogue should relate directly to books as the items listed. A library is a place or institution that holds books. A rack is a physical support. A newspaper is a publication, not the class of items indexed by a catalogue in standard library or bookstore usage. Step-by-Step Solution: Identify relation: listing aid → entries.Map: catalogue → books.Reject location or media that do not represent the entries themselves. Verification / Alternative check: In library science, the catalogue is the organized index of books and related materials. In commerce, a mail order or product catalogue lists items for sale. In both cases, books or items are the entries, paralleling food in a menu. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Rack — a storage structure rather than the items listed. Newspaper — a type of publication, not what a general catalogue lists in library contexts. Library — the place that holds books, not the items listed by the catalogue. None of these — incorrect because books match the relation exactly. Common Pitfalls: Choosing a location or container rather than the actual entries a catalogue presents. The analogy requires the same level of directness as menu to food. Final Answer: Books

Question 7

Analogy — Determinant relationship in domains: Market : Demand :: Farming : ?  Choose the factor that most directly determines or drives the success of “Farming”, analogous to “Demand” driving a “Market”.

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Introduction / Context: In “Market : Demand”, demand is the primary driver that influences market size, price movement, and activity. The task is to pick the analogous driver for farming outcomes. Given Data / Assumptions: “Market → Demand”: demand is a principal determinant. Farming outcomes depend on multiple factors; in the typical Indian context, seasonal rainfall/monsoons are a key driver. We seek a similarly dominant, causal determinant. Concept / Approach: Preserve “domain → chief driver” symmetry. Demand drives markets; monsoons (rainfall) drive agricultural yield/planting success in large rain-fed regions. Step-by-Step Solution: 1) Identify the role of the right-hand term in the stem: causal determinant.2) Map the equivalent determinant in farming.3) Select “Monsoons”. Verification / Alternative check: Consider production volatility: poor monsoons reduce yield and acreage, mirroring weak demand reducing market activity. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Farmer: Agent, not a climatic determinant. Foodgrain: Output, not a driver. Soil: Important baseline factor, but monsoon variability more directly explains year-to-year outcomes in rain-fed systems. None of these: Invalid since “Monsoons” fits. Common Pitfalls: Confusing actors or products with causal environmental drivers. Final Answer: Monsoons

Question 8

Analogy — Activity and event composed of that activity: Run : Race :: ? : ?  Select the pair where the second is an event typically constituted by the first activity.

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Introduction / Context: Running is the core activity that constitutes a race. We must preserve “activity → event largely made up of that activity.” Concept / Approach: Among the options, parties commonly feature dancing as a central activity. This mirrors a race being built from running participants. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Enjoy : Journey — Emotional state vs event; not constitutive. Lecture : Study — Lecture is a teaching event; study is an individual activity and not the event composed by lecture. Study : Book — Tool/object vs activity. None of these — invalid because “Party : Dance” works. Final Answer: Party : Dance

Question 9

Analogy — Collection and its elements: Glossary : Words :: ? : ?  Pick the pair that reflects “collection/compilation : its constituent items”.

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Introduction / Context: A glossary is a curated collection of words with definitions. An analogous pair should present a named compilation and its standard elements. Concept / Approach: “Atlas : Maps” preserves “named compilation : items.” While “Lexicon : Words” is also close (a lexicon is a body of words), atlas→maps is the cleanest across distinct domains. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Thesaurus : Rhyme — A thesaurus groups synonyms/antonyms, not rhymes. Catalogue : Dates — A catalogue can list many things; “dates” is arbitrary. Lexicon : Words — Plausible, but atlas→maps offers clearer, less domain-specific parallel. None of these — invalid since a correct pair exists. Final Answer: Atlas : Maps

Question 10

Analogy — Geometric figure and characteristic segment: Circle : Diameter :: ? : ?  Select the pair that mirrors “figure : its standard connecting segment”.

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Introduction / Context: A circle is associated with its diameter as a characteristic straight-line segment. For a rectangle, the comparable characteristic segment is its diagonal. Concept / Approach: Maintain “figure → its internal connecting segment” symmetry. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Diameter : Radius — Reverses role (segment-to-segment), not figure-to-segment. Square : Rectangle — Figure-to-figure relation. Bisector : Angle — Operator-to-object, reversed direction. None of these — invalid since a correct pair exists. Final Answer: Rectangle : Diagonal

Question 11

Analogy — Body part and worn item: Hands : Gloves :: ? : ?  Choose the pair with the same “body part : clothing worn on it” relation.

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Introduction / Context: Gloves are worn on hands. Likewise, socks are worn on feet, preserving the “garment-for-body-part” mapping. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Bank : Fog — Irrelevant pairing. Fish : Water — Habitat relation, not clothing. Legs : Shoes — Shoes are for feet, not legs; role mismatch. None of these — invalid since a correct pair exists. Final Answer: Socks : Feet

Question 12

Analogy — Mutually exclusive properties: Error : Infallible :: ? : ?  Pick the pair exhibiting the same “presence of flaw vs impossibility of flaw” contrast.

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Introduction / Context: “Infallible” means incapable of error. The parallel is “impeccable,” meaning without flaw. Thus, “Flaw : Impeccable” mirrors “Error : Infallible”. Concept / Approach: Preserve the contrast between a defect and a state that precludes any defect. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Cure : Irreversible — Mixed concepts; not a preclusion relation. Emotion : Invulnerable — Category mismatch. Defect : Intolerable — “Intolerable” does not preclude defect; it describes acceptability. None of these — invalid since a correct pair exists. Final Answer: Flaw : Impeccable

Question 13

Analogy — Sequential order in a cycle: Autumn : Winter :: ? : ?  Choose the option that truly mirrors a fixed sequence relation like “Autumn precedes Winter”.

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Introduction / Context: The stem captures a strict sequential ordering of seasons: Autumn (Fall) is followed by Winter. We need a pair with a comparable, conventional “A precedes B” relation. Assessment of Options: Season : Change — Too generic; not a specific ordered pair. Spring : Flower — Association, not a season-to-season sequence. Winter : Retreat — Not a standard seasonal successor. Fall : Digress — “Fall” here repeats Autumn or is used as a verb; “digress” is unrelated. Conclusion: None of the provided pairs encode a clean, canonical “A precedes B” relation comparable to “Autumn : Winter”. Under the recovery policy we preserve the stem and options; therefore the most accurate selection is “None of these”. Final Answer: None of these

Question 14

Analogy — Protective environment for growth/survival: Incubator : Infant :: Greenhouse : ?  Select the entity that receives a controlled, protective environment analogous to an infant in an incubator.

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Introduction / Context: An incubator provides controlled warmth/protection for infants. A greenhouse provides controlled warmth/light/humidity for plants. Relation: “controlled environment : beneficiary organism”. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Archives : Document — Storage, not growth/survival environment. Bullet : Revolver — Tool-and-ammunition; wrong direction. House : Rooms — Whole-to-part, not protective control for living organisms. None of these — invalid since greenhouse→plant matches perfectly. Final Answer: Green House : Plant

Question 15

Analogy — Producer and its output: Gland : Enzyme :: Generator : ?  Choose the output produced by the stated producer, mirroring “gland produces enzyme(s)”.

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Introduction / Context: Many glands secrete enzymes; a generator “produces” electrical current. The mapping is “producer → output”. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Muscle : Spasm — Spasm is a malfunction, not an intended output. Organ : Kidney — Whole-to-part relation. Brain : Cortex — Part-of-brain relation, not output. None of these — invalid since “Generator : Current” fits. Final Answer: Generator : Current

Question 16

Analogy — Controller and controlled flow/system: Signal : Traffic :: Dam : ?  Pick the system/flow that is regulated by the left term, as traffic is regulated by a signal.

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Introduction / Context: A traffic signal regulates the movement of traffic. A dam regulates the flow of a river. The relation is “regulator → regulated system/flow”. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Lens : Light — Modifies/focuses, but not a traffic-like regulatory control analogy. Door : House — Access barrier to a place, not flow control of a medium. Operation : Doctor — Reversed roles; doctor performs operation. None of these — invalid since a correct pair exists. Final Answer: Dam : River

Question 17

Analogy — State defined by lack of a resource: Poor : Money :: Weak : ?  Choose the resource/attribute that the second term lacks, mirroring “poor lacks money”.

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Introduction / Context: “Poor : Money” captures a condition characterized by a lack of a specific resource. Analogously, “Weak : Strength” captures a lack of physical power. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Weak : Bold — Boldness is not the antonymic resource of weakness (strength is). Bold : Dark — Unrelated adjectives. Strong : Body — Body is not the resource lacking; strength is a quality of the body. None of these — invalid since “Weak : Strength” fits. Final Answer: Weak : Strength

Question 18

Analogy — Cause and typical effect: Liquor : Intoxication :: Medicine : ?  Select the usual, intended effect that parallels “liquor causes intoxication”.

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Introduction / Context: Liquor leads to intoxication. The medical parallel is “medicine leads (ideally) to cure”. Both are canonical cause→effect pairings. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Engine : Fuel — Reversed dependency; engines consume fuel. Whisky : Alcoholic — Category confusion; “alcoholic” is a person-dependent descriptor. Bottle : Cork — Container and closure; not cause→effect. None of these — invalid because “Medicine : Cure” fits. Final Answer: Medicine : Cure

Question 19

Analogies — Opposing parties in legal proceedings: Plaintiff : Defendant :: ? : ?  Choose the pair that best mirrors two opposing sides in a dispute.

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Introduction / Context: A “plaintiff” is the party bringing a civil suit; the “defendant” is the party against whom the suit is brought. We need a pair that reflects two opposing parties in a dispute context. Concept / Approach: In criminal contexts, the “injured” (victim/complainant) stands opposite the “accused.” Among the choices, this comes closest to the adversarial stance mirrored by plaintiff vs defendant. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Judge : Jury — Two adjudicatory bodies/roles, not opposing parties. Court : Law — Institution vs system; not parties. Attorney : Lawyer — Synonyms, not opponents. None of these — inapplicable since a reasonably parallel pair exists. Final Answer: Injured : Accused

Question 20

Analogy — Cause and effect (physiological vs physical processes): Injury : Pain :: Rotate : ?  Select the effect caused by the action, paralleling “injury causes pain”.

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Introduction / Context: Injury typically causes pain. Similarly, rotation (e.g., of paddles/beaters) causes churning. The relation is direct cause→effect. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Matter : Labour — Vague relation. Thunder : Lightning — Physical correlation, but lightning causes thunder (not vice versa). Grades : Merit — Effect vs cause reversed; merit leads to grades. None of these — invalid because a correct mapping exists. Final Answer: Rotate : Churning

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