UPSC CSAT : Analogies Home Exercise – 03, DIRECTIONS for questions 11 to 20:

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Monday, 9 February 2015

Analogies Home Exercise – 03, DIRECTIONS for questions 11 to 20:

DIRECTIONS for questions 11 to 20: Each of the following items consists of a related pair of words or phrases presented in capital letters, followed by four lettered pairs of words or phrases presented in lower case letters. For each question, choose the lettered pair that expresses a relationship similar to that in the bold and capitalized pair.

11.   PERIMETER : CIRCUMFERENCE::
               A.      Planet : sun    B. periphery: circle C. hypotenuse: angle   D. earth : satellite

12.   MINED : MANUFACTURED ::
               A.      Paddle: cone   B. stick: hockey   C. mallet: croquet    D. ore: boat

13.   FAN: BELT::
               A.      Nut: bolt   B. electricity  : fan  C. propeller: helicopter   D. carriage : wheel

14.   SPACE  : TIME ::
              A.      Displacement : hour    B. millisecond: light    C. force : pull  D. time: depth

15.   KEROSENE: ELECTRIC::
               A.      Predecessor: forerunner   B. prince : king    C. helicopter: jet    D. precursor: successor

16.   SHIP : TRANSPORT ::
               A.      Radar: alarm   B. riot: convicts    C. guns: soldiers   D. door: lock

17.   PLOT: CONSPIRACY ::
              A.      Scheme: idea   B. factory: store   C. salesman: customer   D. blueprint : plan

18.   HOUSE: BOAT ::
               A.      Hatch: cabin     B. door : starboard    C. sailor: navy    D. window  : porthole 
19.   DISTANCE: MATER::
               A.      Weight : ounce    B. dimension : shape   C. depth: ocean   D. length : measure

20.   EPITHET : INSULTING ::
                A.      Witticism: amusing    B. epitaph: mourning   C. clever : laughable  D. joke: jibe 

 Analogies HE- 03 


11.       B   PERIMETER and CIRCUMFERENCE are synonyms, just as PERIPHERY and CIRCLE ARE.

12.       D  This is a vertical relationship. ORE is MINED, whereas BOAT is MANUFACTURED.

13.       A   FAN moves because of BELT, A carriage moves because Of WHEELs.

14.       A    This is a vertical relationship. DISPLACEMENT    happens in SPACE, and HOUR is a unit of TIME.

15.       D    KEROSENE is the PRECURSOR; ELECTRIC power is the SUCCESSOR.

16.       A   The function of a SHIP is to TRANSPORT.  Similarly, the function of RADAR is to provide ALARM.

17.       D   A PLOT   guides a CONSPIRACY; a BLUEPRINT   guides a PLAN.

18.       D   This is a vertical relationship. A HOUSE has a WINDOW the same way as a BOAT has a PORTHOLE.

19.       A     DISTANCE is measured in METERs and WEIGHT is measured in OUNCEs.

20.   A    An  EPITHET is INSULTING, and WITTICISM is AMUSING.
 


 

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