60+ Questions in Analogy - Verbal Reasoning for Civil Services, SSC, Bank PO & APPSC Exams

Marks: Analogy questions in Reasoning carry fair weightage for any civil service, bank competitive entrance exams.

How to Solve Verbal Analogy Questions in Reasoning?

Analogy means similarity i.e. having similar features. Questions on analogy test the ability of a candidate to understand the relationship between two objects and apply the same relationship to find that asked in the question. following these preparation tips in reasoning can give you good score. The broad explanation provided in below examples can clear the conceptual basics in reasoning.

1 Q) "‘Bank’ is related to ‘Money’ in the same way as ‘Transport’ is related to (a) Goods (b) Road (c) Movement (d) Traffic (e) Speed"

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(a) A ‘Bank’ deals with transaction of ‘Money’. Likewise ‘Transport’ deals with the movement of ‘Goods’.

2 Q) "‘Fan’ is related to ‘Wings’ in the same way as ‘Wheel’ is related to (a) Round (b) Cars (c) Spokes (d) Moves (e) Air "

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(c) ‘Wings’ are the parts of a ‘Fan’. Likewise ‘Spokes’ are the parts of ‘Wheel’.

3 Q) "‘Fan’ is related to ‘Wings’ in the same way as ‘Wheel’ is related to (a) Round (b) Cars (c) Spokes (d) Moves (e) Air "

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(b) ‘Captain’ is supposed to lead the battalian of ‘Soldiers’ in the same way as ‘Leader is supposed to lead the ‘Followers’.

4 Q) "‘Skirmish’ is related to ‘War’ in the same way as ‘Disease’ is related to (a) Infection (b) Epidemic (c) Patient (d) Medicine (e) Death "

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(b) ‘Skirmish’, if uncontrolled gives rise to ‘War’. In the same way, ‘Disease’, if uncontrolled gives rise to ‘Epidemic.’

5 Q) "‘Tree’ is related to ‘Root’ in the same way as ‘Smoke’ is related to (a) Cigarette (b) Fire (c) Heat (d) Chimney (e) Wood "

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(b) ‘Tree originates from ‘Root’. Likewise ‘Smoke’ originates from ‘Fire’.

6 Q) "‘Good’ is related to ®ad’ in the same way as ‘Roof’ is related to (a) Wall (b) Pillar (c) Terrace (d) Window (e) Floor "

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(e) ‘Good’ is the word opposite in meaning to ‘Bad’. Similarly, ‘Floor’ is the antonym of‘Roof.

7 Q) "‘Oval’ is related to ‘Circle’ in the same way as ‘Rectangle’ is related to (a) Triangle (b) Square (c) Periphery (d) Diagonal (e) Pentagon "

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(b) ‘Oval’ is the figure which is similar to the ‘Circle’. Likewise ‘Rectangle’ is the figure which is similar to ‘Square’, as both of them have four corners.

8 Q) "‘Umpire’ is related to ‘Match’ in the same way as ‘Judge’ is related to (a) Court (b) Lawyer (c) Judgement (d) Witness (e) Law Suit "

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(e) ‘Umpire’ is required to give decision in ‘Match’. Likewise ‘Judge’ is required to give decision in a ‘Law Suit’.

9 Q) "‘Video’ is related to ‘Cassettee’ in the same way as ‘Computer’ is related to (a) Reels (b) Recording (c) Files (d) Floppy (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Cassettee’ is used as a software in the ‘Video’. Similarly, ‘Floppy’ is used as a software in the ‘Computer’.

10 Q) "‘Museum’ is related to ‘Curator’ in the same way as ‘Prison’ is related to (a) Warden (b) Monitor (c) Manager (d) Jailor (e) None of these "

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(d) Person-in-charge of a ‘Museum’ is known as ‘Curator’. Likewise person in-charge of a ‘Prison’ is called ‘Jailor’.

11 Q) "‘Hour’ is related to ‘Second’ in the same way as ‘Tertiary’ is related to (a) Ordinary (b) Secondary (c) Primary (d) Intermediary (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Second’ is the third position after ‘Hour’ in time measurement. Likewise ‘Tertiary’ is the third position after ‘Primary’ in the order of ranking.

12 Q) "‘Fire’ is related to ‘Ashes’ in the same way as ‘Explosion’ is related to (a) Sound (b) Debris (c) Explosive (d) Flame (e) None of these "

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(b) ‘Fire’ reduces anything to ‘Ashes’ in the same way as ‘Explosion’ reduces anything to ‘Debris’.

13 Q) "‘Parliament’ is related to ‘Great Britain’ in the same way as ‘Congress’ is related to (a) Japan (b) India (c) USA (d) Netherlands (e) None of these "

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(c) The supreme law making authority of ‘Great Britain’ is known as ‘Parliament’. In the same way, law making supreme body of‘USA’ is known as ‘Congress’.

14 Q) "‘Sports’ is related to ‘Logo’ in the same way as ‘Nation’ is related to (a) Emblem (b) Animal (c) Ruler (d) Anthem (e) None of these "

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(a) The symbol ‘Logo’ is related to ‘Sports’. Likewise ‘Emblem’ is related to a ‘Nation’.

15 Q) "‘Data Processing’ is related to ‘Raw Data’ in the same way as ‘University’ is related to (a) Teacher (b) Building (c) Students (d) Principal (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Data Processing’ is the process of using ‘Raw Data’ to shape it in the final product. Likewise ‘University’ is the place which is used to shape the ‘Students’ for their career.

16 Q) "‘Braille’ is related to ‘Blindness’ in the same way as ‘Sign language’ is related to (a) Exceptional (b) Touch (c) Deafness (d) Presentation (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Braille’ is the technique of reading and writing for the blind persons. Similarly, ‘Sign language’ is the technique of reading and writing for deaf persons.

17 Q) "‘Boat’ is related to ‘Oar’ in the same way as ‘Bicycle’ is related to (a) Road (b) Wheel (c) Seat (d) Paddle (e) Chair "

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(d) ‘Oar’ is a device used to push a ‘Boat’. Likewise ‘Paddle’ is used to push the ‘Bicycle’.

18 Q) "Match’ is related to ‘Victory1 in the same way as ‘Examination’ is related to (a) Write (b) Appear (c) Success (d) Attempt (e) Prepare "

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(c) One of outcomes of ‘Match’ is ‘Victory’. Likewise ‘Success’ is one of the outcomes of ‘Examination’.

19 Q) "‘Heart’ is related to ‘Blood’ in the same way as ‘Lung’ is related to (a) Oxygen (b) Chest (c) Purification (d) Air (e) Respiration "

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(a) ‘Heart’ is the organ which deals with the pumping and flow of ‘Blood’. In the same way, ‘Lungs’ deals with the storage and flow of ‘Oxygen’.

20 Q) "‘Face’ is related to ‘Expression’ in the same way as ‘Hand’ is related to (a) Gesture (b) Work (c) Handshake (d) Pointing (e) Waving "

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(a) ‘Expression’ of a person is read from the ‘Face’. Likewise ‘Gesture’ of a person is read from the position of ‘Hand’.

21 Q) "‘Wine’ is related to ‘Grapes’ in the same way as ‘Vodka’ is related to (a) Apples (b) Potatoes (c) Oranges (d) Flour (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Wine’ is made from ‘Grapes’ and ‘Vodka’ is made from ‘Flour’.

22 Q) "Golf’ is related to ‘Holes’ in the same way as ‘Baseball’ is related to (a) Innings (b) Goal (c) Points (d) Serve (e) None of these "

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(a) ‘Holes’ is the term which is related to ‘Golf. In the same way, ‘Innings’ is the term which is related to ‘Baseball’.

23 Q) "‘England’ is related to ‘Atlantic Ocean’ in the same way as ‘Greenland’ is related to (a) Pacific Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean (c) Arctic Ocean (d) Antarctica Ocean (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘England’ is situated in ‘Atlantic Ocean’. ‘Greenland’ is situated in ‘Arctic Ocean’.

24 Q) "‘Demographer’ is related to ‘People’ in the same way as ‘Philatelist’ is related to (a) Fossils (b) Stamps (c) Photography (d) Music (e) None of these "

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(b) ‘Demographer’ is related with the study of Statistics related to ‘People’. Similarly, ‘Philatelist’ is related with the study of ‘Stamps’.

25 Q) "‘Eye’ is to ‘See’ in the same way as ‘Ear’ is to (a) Ring (b) Sound (c) Hear (d) Smell (e) Light "

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(c) The function of ‘Eye’ is to ‘See’ and that of ‘Ear’ is to ‘Hear’.

26 Q) "‘Disease’ is related to ‘Pathology’ in the same way as ‘Planet’ is related to (a) Sun (b) Satellite (c) Astrology (d) Astronomy (e) Orbit "

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(d) ‘Pathology’ is the branch of medical science which helps to detect symptom of ‘Diseases’, and ‘Astronomy’ is the study by which we come to know about ‘Planets’.

27 Q) "‘Mountain’ is related to ‘Valley’ in the same way as ‘Enemy5 is related to (a) Cruel (b) Stranger (c) Country (d) Friend (e) Fight "

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(d) ‘Mountain’ is antonym of ‘Valley’. Likewise ‘Friend’ is the antonym of ‘Enemy’.

28 Q) "‘Horse’ is related to ‘Hoof’ in the same way as ‘Eagle’ is related to (a) Claw (b) Clutch (c) Leg (d) Foot (e) None of these "

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(a) The lower part of feet of ‘Horse’ is known as ‘Hoof. In the same way, lower part of feet of ‘Eagle’ is known as ‘Claw’.

29 Q) "‘Cube’ is related to ‘Square’ in the same way as ‘Square’ is related to (a) Plane (b) Triangle (c) Line (d) Point (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Cube’ comprises ‘Square’ on all of its surfaces. In the same way ‘Square’ comprises ‘Line’ on all of its sides.

30 Q) "‘Much’ is related to ‘Many’ in the same way as ‘Measure’ is related to (a) Count (b) Calculate (c) Measure (d) Weight (e) None of these "

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(a) ‘Much’ is synonym of ‘Many’. Similarly, ‘Measure’ is synonym of ‘Count’.

31 Q) "‘Jungle’ is related to ‘Zoo’ in the same way as ‘Sea’ is related to (a) Harbour (b) Water (c) Aquarium (d) Fishery (e) None of these "

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(a) ‘Zoo’ is the small form of ‘Jungle’ used for the shelter of animals. Similarly, ‘Harbour’ is the part of ‘Sea’ used as a place for shelter of ships.

32 Q) "‘Metal’ is related to ‘Conduction’ in the same way as ‘Plastic’ is related to (a) Petrolchemicals (b) Industries (c) Inflammation vd) Insulation (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Conduction’ is the property of ‘Metal’ due to which current flows in the metal. Similarly, ‘Insulation’ is the property of ‘Plastic’ due to which current does not flow in it.

33 Q) "‘Needle’ is related to ‘Clock’ in the same way as ‘Wheel’ is related to (a) Drive (b) Vehicle (c) Circular (d) Move (e) Road "

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(b) ‘Needle’ is a part of ‘Clock’ in the same way, as ‘Wheel’ is a part of ‘Vehicle.’

34 Q) "‘Crawl’ is related to which of the following in the same way as ‘Fly’ is related to ‘Parrot’ ? (a) Rabbit (b) Fish (c) Frog (d) Crocodile (e) Sparrow "

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(d) ‘Parrot’ flies and ‘Crocodile’ crawls.

35 Q) "‘Liberty’ is related to ‘Slavery’ in the same way as ‘Danger’ is related to (a) Safety (b) Dangerous (c) Anger (d) Stability (e) None of these "

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(a) ‘Liberty’ is opposite to ‘Slavery’ and ‘Danger’ is opposite to ‘Safety.

36 Q) "‘Blood’ is related to ‘Vein’ in the same way as ‘Oil’ is related to (a) Car (b) Engine (c) Pipelines (d) Petrol (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Blood’ flows in ‘Vein’ in the same way, ‘Oil’ flows in ‘Pipelines’.

37 Q) "‘Success’ is to ‘Failure’ as ‘Big’ is to (a) Great (b) Good (c) Small (d) Rig (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Success’ is opposite to ‘Failure’. In the same way ‘Big’ is opposite to ‘Small.’

38 Q) " (e) None of these 38. ‘Pen’ is to ‘Pencil’ as ‘Hockey’ is to (a) Football (b) Ground (c) Team (d) Players (e) None of these "

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(a) ‘Pen’ and ‘Pencil’ are the articles to write and ‘Hockey and ‘Football’ are the items to play.

39 Q) "‘Tall’ is related to ‘Dwarf in the same way as ‘Kind’ is related to (a) Weak (b) Gentle (c) Cruel (d) Forgive (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Tall’ is opposite to ‘Dwarf and ‘Cruel’ is opposite to ‘Kind’.

40 Q) "‘Dog’ is related to ‘Kennel’ in the same way as ‘Bird’ is related to (a) Tree (b) Nest (c) Chirp (d) Fly (e) Cage "

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(e) ‘Kennel’ is the place where pet ‘Dogs’ are kept and ‘Cage’ is the place where pet ‘Birds’ are kept.

41 Q) "‘Book’ is to ‘Open’ as ‘Door’ is to (a) House (b) Shut (c) Close (d) Wood (e) None of these "

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(b) A ‘Book’ is ‘Opened’ before reading it. Likewise movement of ‘Door’ is called ‘Shut’ for the purpose of closing it.

42 Q) "‘Usual’ is to ‘Common’ as ‘Light’ is to (a) Bright (b) Black (c) Dark (d) Glow (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Usual’ and ‘Common’ are the words conveying the same meaning. Similarly, ‘Light and’ Glow’ are synonyms to each other.

43 Q) "‘Pardon’ is to ‘Penalty’ as ‘Definitely’ is to (a) Actually (b) Probably (c) Urgently (d) Positively (e) None of these "

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(b) ‘Pardon’ and ‘Penalty’ are opposite to each other. Similarly, ‘Definitely and ‘Probably are opposite to ' each other.

44 Q) "‘Uneasy’ is to ‘Quiet’ as ‘Fit’ is to (a) Proper (b) Suitable (c) Pertinent (d) Unfit (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Uneasy’ and ‘Quiet’ are opposite to each other. Likewise ‘Fit’ and ‘Unfit’ are opposite to each other.

45 Q) "‘Trap’ is to ‘Net’ as ‘Trade’ is to (a) Earning (b) Money (c) Profit (d) Pursuit (e) None of these "

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(b) ‘Net’ is required to ‘Trap’ and ‘Money’ is required for ‘Trade’.

46 Q) "‘Foot’ is related to ‘Shoe’ in the same way as ‘Neck’ is related to (a) Ornament (b) Necklace (c) Cut (d) Beauty (e) None of these "

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(b) ‘Shoe’ is used on ‘Foot’ and ‘Necklace’ is used in the ‘Neck’.

47 Q) "‘Metal’ is related to ‘Sculptor’ in the same way as ‘Canvas’ is related to (a) Painter (b) Cloth (c) Colours (d) Painting (e) None of these "

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(a) ‘Sculptor’ works on ‘Metal’ and ‘Painter’ works on ‘Canvas’.

48 Q) "‘Ship’ is related to ‘Captain’ in the same way as ‘Newspaper’ is related to (a) Reader (b) Printer (c) Publisher (d) Editor (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Captain’ is responsible for all operations on ‘Ship’ and ‘Editor’ is responsible for all works in ‘Newspaper’.

49 Q) "‘Marriage’ is to ‘Divorce’ as ‘True’ is to (a) Truth (b) Story (c) Fiction (d) False (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Divorce’ is the antonym of 'Marriage’. Likewise ‘False’ is the antonym of 'True’.

50 Q) "‘Blot’ is to ‘Stain’ in the same way as ‘Lean’ is to (a) Clean (b) Lone (c) Slender (d) Learn (e) None of these "

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(c)‘Blot’ and ‘Stain’ are same in meaning. Likewise ‘Slender’ is same in meaning as ‘Lean.’

51 Q) "‘Laugh’ is related to ‘Cry’ in the same way as ‘Catch’ is related to (a) Thief (b) Match (c) Release (d) Try (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Cry5 is opposite in meaning to ‘Laugh’ in the same way, as ‘Release’ is opposite to ‘Catch’.

52 Q) "‘Fish’ is related to ‘Water’ in the same way as ‘Bird’ is related to (a) Water (b) Food (c) Sky (d) Air (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Fish’ swims in ‘Water’, and ‘Bird’ flies in the ‘Sky’.

53 Q) "‘Tree’ is related to ‘Forest’ in the same way as ‘Soldier’ is related to (a) Battle (b) Army (c) Gun (d) General (e) None of these "

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(b) ‘Tree’ is a part of ‘Forest’. Likewise ‘Soldier’ is a part of ‘Army.

54 Q) "‘Crime’ is related to ‘Police’ in the same way as ‘Flood’ is related to (a) Rain (b) River (c) Dam (d) Reservoir (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Police’ is meant to stop ‘Crime’, and ‘Dam’ is constructed to prevent ‘Flood’.

55 Q) "‘Bail’ is related to ‘Jail’ in the same way as ‘Water’ is related to (a) Pitcher (b) Container (c) Bath (d) Thirst (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Bail’ releases a person from ‘Jail’ and ‘Water’ quenches ‘Thirst’.

56 Q) "‘Grass’ is related to ‘Pasture’ in the same way as ‘Word’ is related to (a) Sentence (b) Spoken (c) Book (d) Write (e) None of these "

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(a) ‘Pasture’ is collection of ‘Grass’ and ‘Sentence’ is a collection of ‘Words’.

57 Q) "‘Cell’ is related to ‘Tissue’ in the same way as ‘Tissue’ is related to (a) Object (b) Ear (c) Organ (d) Limb (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Tissue’ is made up of ‘Cell’ and ‘Organ’ is made up of ‘Tissue’.

58 Q) "‘Vendor’ is related to ‘Buyer’ in the same way as ‘Consultant’ is related to (a) Firm (b) Client (c) Advice (d) Consult (e) None of these "

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(b)‘Buyer’ is the source of income for the ‘Vendor’. Likewise ‘Client’ is the source of income for ‘Consultant’.

59 Q) "‘Player’ is related to ‘Coach’ in the same way as ‘Pupil’ is related to (a) School (b) Academy (c) Teacher (d) Word (e) None of these "

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(c) ‘Coach’ guides the ‘Player’. In the same way, ‘Teacher’ guides the ‘Pupil’.

60 Q) "Save’ is related to ‘Rescue’ in the same way as ‘Severe’ is related to (a) Endure (b) Stern (c) Sever (d) Uneasy (e) None of these "

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(b) ‘Save’ and ‘Rescue’ are same in meaning and ‘Severe’ and ‘Stern’ are also same in meaning.

61 Q) "‘Ignite’ is to ‘Combustion’ as ‘Trigger’ is to [PNB Management Trainee 2003] (a) Gun (b) War (c) Projectile (d) Reaction (e) None of these "

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(d) ‘Ignite’ leads to ‘Combustion’ and ‘Trigger’ leads to violent ‘Reaction’.

62 Q) "‘Disease’ is related to ‘Medicine’ in the same way as ‘Famine’ is related to (EPFO 2004) (a) Drought (b) River (c) Waterfall (d) Rainfall (e) Clouds. "

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(d) ‘Disease’ can be cured by taking proper ‘Medicine’. Similarly, famine can be avoided by adequate ‘Rainfall’.