Analogy Questions For competitive exams

 Analogy

The word ANALOGY has been derived from two words. ANA means ”Relation” and "LOGUS" means Knowledge . The word literally means a

• similar feature, condition, states etc.
• a process of reasoning based on ‘’similar feature”, ”a common feature” or ”Correspondence” 

Analogy is an important section of General Intelligence because it is the section through which examiners test the candidate’s  ability to compare and establish proper relationship among the given items on the basis of certain similarity .

 How to Solve Analogy Questions for exams 

In Analogy questions ,a particular relationship is given  and similar relationship has to be identified from  the given alternatives.

Analogy questions can be categorized into two types.

• Semantic Analogy
• Symbolic /Number Analogy

 Semantic Analogy

The term "semantic" refers to what language means, or the study of meaning and logic. The relationship between two given words is established and then applied to the other pair of words.

Example:

1.COURT:JUSTICE::HOSPITAL: ?
i) Medicne
ii) Operation
iii) Treatment
iv) Doctor

Ans (iii)Justice is given in court, treatment is given in hospital

2.CLOCK:TIME

i) Shop:Boxes
ii) People:Way
iii) Book:Knowledge
iv) Map:Place

Ans: A clock shows time,map shows the place

3.Tree:Sapling::?

i) Hut:Mansion
ii)Giant:Dwarf
iii)Horse:Foal
iv)Ant:Elephant

Ans: (iii)Young tree is sapling, young Horse is a foal.

 Symbolic /Number Analogy

In this type of analogy the relationship between the value of alphabetical letters or principle and rules of mathematical equation are identified. Then applied to the other set to obtain the required set of letters .

 Example:

1) JILK:KLIJ::MNPQ?

i). QNPM
ii). MPQN
iii). QPNM
iv). PNMQ

Ans : (iii) order of letters are reversed.

2)Which number will come in the place of question mark ?

36 : 18 : : 72 : ?

i). 164
ii). 134
iii). 94
iv). 14

Ans :iv, The second number is the product of digits of the first number.

36:18::72:14 ∣3×6∣∣7×2∣