type 2 analogous pair completion Short Notes, Methods, Tips, Tricks & Techniques to Solve Problems

Type 2: Analogous Pair Completion questions based problems on Analogy,

In such type of analogical problems, two pairs of words are given and the words in the first pair are related to each other in a particular way. The candidates are required to find out the relationship between the first two words and pick the words from the given options which bear exactly the same relationship to the third word, as the first bear. Sometimes, fourth word is given and third word has to be selected from the given alternatives

The solved examples given below will give you clear cut idea about such type  of problems

Directions (Example Nos. 1 – 5) find out the relationship between the first two words and choose the missing word from the given alternatives. Which bears the  same  relationship to the third/fourth word, as the first two bear.

Ex 1, Apple : Fruit : : Potato : ?

(a) Flower

(b) Fruit

(c) Sweet

(d) Root

Hint. (d) ‘Apple’ is a ‘Fruit’ and similarly ‘Potato’ is a modified ‘Root’.

Ex 2, Plant : Seed : : ? : Bud

(a) Leaf

(b) Twig

(c) Flower

(d) Fruit

Hint. (c) As, grown form of ‘Seed’ is ‘Plant’, similarly grown form of ‘Bud’ is flower.

Ex 3, Page : Book : : Leaf : ?

(a) Forest

(b) Root

(c) Red

(d) Tree

Hint. (d) ‘Page’ is the part of ‘Book’ and similarly ‘Leaf’ is the part of ‘Tree’.

Ex 4, Dearth : Scarcity :  Substitute : ?

(a) Rumor

(b) Assume

(c) Replace

(d)Destroy

Hint. (c) ‘Dearth’ is the synonym of ‘Scarcity’ and similarly ‘Substitute’ is the synonym of ‘Replace’.

Ex 5, Thunder : Rain : : ? : Night

(a) Dus

(b) Dark

(c) Evening

(d) Dusk

Hint. (d) ‘Rain’ is followed by ‘Thunder’ and similarly ‘Night’ follows Dusk.