Category : 10th Class
Analogy
Analogy means similarity. It can exist between any two objects in a particular manner or it may be the case that the two objects are realted to each other in the same way as the other given objects are related. Some important types of relations are as follows.
1. Disease and Cause relationship:
Disease Cause
Poliomyelitis Virus
Typhoid Bacteria
2. Study and topic relationship:
Topic Study
Pedology Soil
Ontology Reality
3. Worker and tool relationship:
Worker Tool
Sculptor Chisel
Jockey Tack
4. Tool and action relationship:
Tool Action
Auger Bore
Spanner Grip
5. Quantity and unit relationship:
Quantity Unit
Conductivity Mho
Luminosity Candela
6. Product and raw material relationship:
Product Raw material
Shoes Leather
Sack Jute
7. Male and female relationship:
Male Female
Drone Bee
Stag Doe
8. Animal and young one relationship:
Animal Young one
Deer Fawn
Lion Cub
9. Word and Synonym relationship:
Word Synonym
Sedate Calm
Mend Repair
10. Word and Antonym relationship:
Word Antonym
Cordial Hostile
Chaos Peace
11. Word and Intensity relationship:
Word Intensity
Kindle Burn
Error Blunder
12. Worker and working place relationship:
Worker Working Place
Teacher School
Lawyer Court
13. Instrument and measurement relationship:
Instrument Measurement
Voltmeter Voltage
Hygrometer Humidity
A few more examples are given to make your understanding better.
Direction (1 - 4): Select the pair among the given choices which is related in the same way as the words given in CAPITAL letters.
1. STAIN : HONOUR :: ?
(a) Lose : Fame (b) Blot : Escutcheon
(c) Doubt : Reputation (d) Slander : Integrity
(e) None of these
Ans. (b) The relation is of thing and quality.
2. MOON : SATELLITE :: EARTH : ?
(a) Sun (b) Solar System
(c) Planet (d) Asteroid
(e) None of these
Ans. (c) Moon is a satellite and Earth is a planet.
3. FORECAST : FUTURE :: REGRET : ?
(a) Present (b) Sin
(c) Atone (d) Past
(e) None of these
Ans. (d) Forecast is for future happenings while regret is for actions in past
4. TRAITOR : COUNTRY :: ?
(a) Potentate : Kingdom
(b) Bureaucrat : Government
(c) Apostate : Religion
(d) Tailor : Law
(e) None of these
Ans. (c) The relation is of betrayal.
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