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⁞ Analogies

Reasoning ➤ Analogies ➤ 1

In each of the following questions, there are two words/set of letters/numbers to the left of the sign :: which are connected in some way. The same relationship obtains between the third words/set of letters/numbers and one of the four alternatives under it. Find the correct alternative in each question.

Question 1
Q1.  Import : Export :: Expenditure : ?
 

Answer :  Income


The words in each pair are antonyms.
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Question 2
Q2.  Medicine : Sickness :: Book : ?
 

Answer :  Ignorance


As medicine cures sickness, in the same way, books remove ignorance.
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Question 3
Q3.  Thunder : Rain :: Night : ?
 

Answer :  Darkness


As Rain is followed by Thunder, similarly Darkness is followed by Night.
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Question 4
Q4.  Disease : Pathology :: Planet : ?
 

Answer :  Astronomy


Diseases are studied under pathology, similarly, planets are studied in Astronomy.
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Question 5
Q5.  Oasis : Sand :: Island : ?
 

Answer :  Water


'Oasis' is a water pool amidst 'sand'. Similarly, 'island' is a piece of land amidst 'water'.
Remember : 'Sea' would have been the answer if we had 'desert' in place of 'sand'.
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