Free Analogies MCQs for 2025 – Practice Questions with Answers Specially for CSS, PMS, JEST, PST, SST, HST, SSC, Banking, CAT.
1. INFINITE : END ::
Infinite means “without end.” The word end is the opposite.Relation → word vs. its opposite.
Buoyant means “able to float,” while sink means to go down — also opposites.
❌ Others: spontaneous-occur (not opposites), isolated-envision (unrelated), parallel-align (similar, not opposite).
Surface = come up, Submerge = go down (opposites).
Emerge = come out, Withdraw = go back in (opposites).
❌ Others: sail-navigate (similar), conceal-reveal (opposites but not parallel), mount-ascend (synonyms).
4. HOSPITAL : NURSE ::
Hospital is where nurses work.
College is where professors work.
Relation → place vs. professional.
❌ Others: theater-dramatist (not exact), artist-studio (reversed), drug-pharmacist (reversed).
A strike stops production.
Vaccination prevents disease.
Relation → action prevents something.
❌ Others: manufacture-merchandise (production, not prevention), injure-repair (opposites), employ-inflation (no relation).
7. ANGER : INSULT ::
An insult causes anger.
Kindness causes appreciation.
Relation → cause vs. emotional effect.
❌ Others: business-judgement (unrelated), admiration-happiness (not cause-effect), conduct-behavior (synonyms).
8. PRESERVE : ANIMALS ::
Preserve = place to protect animals.
Vault = place to protect money.
Relation → place vs. what it safeguards.
❌ Others: lighthouse-signals (guidance, not protection), reservation-wigwams (unclear), orphanage-institution (mismatch).
9. AGENDA : CONFERENCE ::
Agenda guides a conference.
Map guides a trip.
Relation → plan vs. event guided by it.
❌ Others: teacher-class (person vs. group), agency-assignment (weak relation), man-woman (not parallel).
10. TURTLE : REPTILE ::
Turtle is a reptile.
Trout is a fish.
Relation → species vs. category.
❌ Others: oak-tree (valid but less exact), leaf-branch (part-whole), snake-rattle (reversed).
11. DISINTERESTED : BIASED ::
Disinterested = impartial, opposite of biased.
Affluent = wealthy, opposite of impecunious (poor).
❌ Others don’t show exact opposites.
12. AUTHENTICITY : COUNTERFEIT ::
Authenticity = genuine, opposite of counterfeit (fake).
Reliability = trustworthy, opposite of erratic (unpredictable).
❌ Others don’t form true opposites.
13. GUILE : INGENUOUS ::
Guile = deceit, ingenuous = innocent (opposites).
Courage = bravery, timorous = fearful (opposites).
❌ Others are unrelated or mismatched.
14. WALK : STUMBLE ::
Walking can become stumbling (faulty action).
Speaking can become stammering (faulty action).
❌ Others: look-ogle (intensity), trot-race (speed change), hear-ignore (not faulty form).
15. BACKLOG : MERCHANDISE ::
Backlog = accumulation of merchandise.
Jam = accumulation of traffic.
Relation → accumulation.
❌ Others don’t follow the same relation.
16. IMITATION : INDIVIDUALITY ::
Imitation destroys individuality.
Debauchery destroys morality.
Relation → one negates the other.
17. EMANCIPATE : SLAVERY ::
Emancipate = free from slavery.
Exonerate = free from blame.
Relation → action of freeing.
18. ETERNAL : DURATION ::
–> Eternal = without end, everlasting.
–> Duration = measure or extent of time.
==> So the relationship is: “eternal” describes the ultimate/unlimited state of duration (time).
Correct Answer: d. omnipotent : power
Eternal → limitless duration
Omnipotent → limitless power
19. PROFLIGATE : MORAL ::
Profligate = wasteful, opposite of moral.
Miser = hoards money, opposite of generous.
20. SUBMISSIVE : DEFIANCE ::
Submissive = opposite of defiance.
Courageous = opposite of fear.
Relation → opposites.
21. COERCE : COAX ::
Coerce = force; Coax = persuade gently (opposites in method).
Shove = push roughly; Nudge = push gently. Same relation.
22. REJUVENATE : YOUTH ::
Rejuvenate = restore youth.
Reimburse = restore money.
Both mean “to bring back.”
23. SNEER : CONTEMPT ::
Sneer = facial expression of contempt.
Grimace = facial expression of pain.
Relation → expression of emotion.
Fish = creature of water; Bird = creature of air.
Submarine = vehicle of water; Airplane = vehicle of air.
28. LION : CARNIVOROUS ::
Lion = carnivorous animal.
Man = omnivorous animal.
Relation → species and its diet.
29. TEACHER : IGNORANCE ::
Teacher removes ignorance.
Light removes darkness.
Relation → remover vs. what is removed.
30. SCISSORS : SEVER ::
Scissors = tool used to sever (cut).
Scales = tool used to average (measure weight).
Relation → tool and its function.
31. DUSK : DAWN ::
Dusk = end of day; Dawn = beginning of day (opposites).
Senility = old age; Childhood = beginning of life (opposites).
32. PLAGIARISM : EMBEZZLEMENT ::
Plagiarism = theft in writing.
Embezzlement = theft in banking.
Relation → same crime in different fields.
33. OCEAN : BAY ::
A bay is a part of an ocean.
A peninsula is a part of a continent.
34. VACCINE : ANTIDOTE ::
Vaccine: A substance that prevents disease by stimulating the body’s immune system. (It is preventive in nature.)
Antidote: A medicine that cures or counteracts the effects of a poison. It is a cure.
So, the relation is: Vaccine prevents vs. Antidote cures. a. preventive : cureLooks close (because vaccine = preventive, antidote = cure). But this is too direct; analogies usually want matching kinds of words (nouns to nouns, not adjective to noun).
✅ Correct Answer: d. infection : elixir
Vaccine prevents infection :: Antidote cures with elixir.
35. ANARCHY : GOVERNMENT ::
Anarchy = absence of government.
Penury = absence of wealth.
Relation → lack of something.
36. TIRADE : ABUSIVE ::
Tirade = long abusive speech.
Panegyric = long laudatory (praising) speech.
37. CHARITY : VIRTUE ::
Charity is a virtue.
Avarice (greed) is a vice.
38. VINDICATE : CONDEMN ::
Vindicate = clear from blame; Condemn = blame strongly (opposites).
Dismiss = set aside; Indict = accuse (opposites in context).
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