Analogy — Semantic, Number & Figural — Practice

Question 1

Seismology : Earthquakes :: Ornithology : ?
(a) Fossils  (b) Birds  (c) Insects  (d) Mountains

Accepted Answer

Study : subject relation. Ornithology is the study of birds.

Answer: (b) Birds. (Entomology = insects, Palaeontology = fossils — SSC's standard distractor set.)

Question 2

Horse : Foal :: Frog : ?
(a) Kitten  (b) Calf  (c) Tadpole  (d) Cub

Accepted Answer

Animal : young. A frog's young is a tadpole.

Answer: (c) Tadpole.

Question 3

PLANT : SODQW :: FRUIT : ?
(a) IUXLW  (b) IUWLV  (c) IXULW  (d) IUXKW

Accepted Answer

P→S, L→O, A→D, N→Q, T→W — each letter +3.

F+3=I, R+3=U, U+3=X, I+3=L, T+3=W → IUXLW.

Answer: (a) IUXLW.

Question 4

BEAT : YVZG :: MIND : ?
(a) NRMW  (b) NRNW  (c) MRNW  (d) NQMW

Accepted Answer

B(2)↔Y(25), E(5)↔V(22): positions sum to 27 — the mirror alphabet.

M(13)→N(14), I(9)→R(18), N(14)→M(13), D(4)→W(23) → NRMW.

Answer: (a) NRMW.

Question 5

12 : 156 :: 16 : ?
(a) 240  (b) 256  (c) 272  (d) 288

Accepted Answer

12 × 13 = 156, i.e. n(n+1).

16 × 17 = 272.

Answer: (c) 272. (Trap: 256 = 16² — the near-power distractor.)

Question 6

7 : 51 :: 12 : ?
(a) 84  (b) 145  (c) 146  (d) 156

Accepted Answer

Run the menu: 51 = 7² + 2 = 49 + 2 → rule n² + 2.

12² + 2 = 146.

Answer: (c) 146. (Distractors: 145 = n²+1, 156 = n(n+1), 84 = 7n — each a menu rule that does NOT fit the given pair. Verify before applying.)

Question 7

(6, 42, 49) :: (8, 72, ?)
(a) 64  (b) 79  (c) 81  (d) 90

Accepted Answer

First triad: 42 = 6×7 = n(n+1); 49 = 7² = (n+1)².

Second: 72 = 8×9 ✓; third = 9² = 81.

Answer: (c) 81.

Question 8

Breeze : Storm :: Drizzle : ?
(a) Rain  (b) Downpour  (c) Cloud  (d) Mist

Accepted Answer

Mild form : intense form. Drizzle intensifies to a downpour.

Answer: (b) Downpour. ('Rain' is the category, not the intensified degree.)

Question 9

DUCK : FXHQ :: GOAT : ?
(a) IRFA  (b) IRFZ  (c) IREZ  (d) JRFA

Accepted Answer

Write positions: D(4)→F(6) = +2; U(21)→X(24) = +3; C(3)→H(8) = +5; K(11)→Q(17) = +6.

Shift pattern: +2, +3, +5, +6.

Apply to GOAT: G(7)+2 = I; O(15)+3 = R; A(1)+5 = F; T(20)+6 = Z → IRFZ.

Answer: (b) IRFZ. Non-uniform patterns like +2,+3,+5,+6 are only visible when every position is written down — never track them mentally.

Question 10

Sphygmomanometer : Blood pressure :: Hygrometer : ?
(a) Heat  (b) Humidity  (c) Altitude  (d) Earthquakes

Accepted Answer

Instrument : quantity measured. A hygrometer measures humidity.

Answer: (b) Humidity. (Altimeter = altitude, Seismograph = earthquakes.)

Practice — Analogy — Semantic, Number & Figural

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