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Analogies

Level 2 Questions
     

1.   NEWSPAPER : INFORMATION ::
 
      1.  book : intelligence
      2.  volume : knowledge
      3.  tome : detail
      4.  advertisement : publicity
      5.  magazine : entertainment
 
Answer : 4
 
Explanation :
 
The purpose of a newspaper is to provide information. The second word provides the purpose of the first. (A) A book may have many purposes, not merely to impart intelligence. (B) A volume is a general term which again may or may not impart knowledge. (C) A tome is a large book or volume which may be full of details but this is not the same relationship as the one given above. (D) The primary purpose of an advertisement is publicity so the relationship is analogous to the one above. (E) A magazine has many purposes, like providing information, knowledge, not merely entertainment.

2.   URBAN : RURAL ::
 
      1.  City: Skyscraper
      2.  Countryside: Meadow
      3.  Oriental: Occidental
      4.  Metropolitan: Cosmopolitan
      5.  Village: Town
 
Answer : 3
 
Explanation :
 
Urban and rural are both adjectives, the one relating to the town and the other to the village. They are thus antonymous adjectives. (A) Many cities have skyscrapers but the words are not antonymous, nor are they adjectives. (B) A countryside has meadows but again these are not antonyms. (C) Oriental and the Occidental are words that relate to opposite parts of the globe - the east and the west. The relationship is similar to the one given above. (D) Metropolitan relates to cities while cosmopolitan refers to the broad-minded attitude prevalent in many big cities so these are not antonyms. (E) Both the words are nouns and so the relationship is not analogous to the pair given above.

3.   SYLLOGISM : LOGIC ::
 
      1.  facade : engineering
      2.  compounds : medicine
      3.  parsing : grammar
      4.  torque : steel
      5.  fragrance : perfume
 
Answer : 3
 
Explanation :
 
Syllogism is a form of logic, in which a conclusion is reached from two statements. (A) Façade is the front or face of a building. It is not a form of engineering, though it is its output. (B) Compounds are not necessarily a form of medicine; they can be used for any other purpose. (C) Parsing is describing a word grammatically. It is a form of grammar, and the relationship is the same as that given above. (D) Torque is twisting force causing rotation, as well as a necklace or a collar of twisted metal. So torque and steel are not related as above. (E) A perfume has its typical or characteristic fragrance; fragrance is not a type or form of perfume.

4.   INSOMNIA : SLEEP ::
 
      1.  amnesia : details
      2.  anemia : health
      3.  anorexia : food
      4.  amoebae : disease
      5.  anathema : hate
 
Answer : 3
 
Explanation :
 
Insomnia is inability to sleep. The relationship here is that a person suffering from insomnia cannot sleep, or is drawn away from sleep. (A) Amnesia is partial or total loss of memory. A person suffering from amnesia doesn't remember the details, and is not just drawn away from them. (B) Anemia is lack of enough blood. It is likely to result or show up as poor health, but it is not the same as the given relationship. (C) Anorexia is a condition in which the person is repelled by food, and is unable to take in any large quantities. This is the same as the given relationship. (D) Amoebae are simple microscopic forms of living matter. Some of these are responsible for causing diseases amongst human beings which come in contact with them, but they do not exhibit the given relationship. (E) 124$%$Anathema is something that is detested. 124$%$Anathema and hate are not related as given above.

5.   REGICIDE : KING ::
 
      1.  Fratricide: Father
      2.  Homicide: Man
      3.  Patricide: Brother
      4.  Suicide: Murder
      5.  Killing: Crime
 
Answer : 2
 
Explanation :
 
Regicide is the killing of a king. The first is a term associated with the killing of the second. (A) Fratricide is the killing of one's brother or sister, not father. (B) Homicide is the killing of man in general and so this fits the relationship given above. (C) Patricide is the killing of the father, not of the brother. (D) Suicide is the killing of oneself whereas murder relates to the killing of others. The two words are not related. (D) The two words do not follow the pattern of relationship exhibited above.

6.   SOPHISM : LOGIC ::
 
      1.  stoicism : epistemology
      2.  cynicism : life
      3.  solecism : grammar
      4.  solipsism : metaphysics
      5.  atomism : matter
 
Answer : 3
 
Explanation :
 
Sophism means false reasoning or argument, intended to deceive. So sophism and logic are two opposites, in meaning and sentiments too. One is the wrong application of the other. A. Stoicism means an attitude of patience and uncomplaining endurance of suffering, while epistemology is the branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge. They are quite 1391$%$obviously unrelated. B. Cynicism expresses a pessimistic attitude or opinion about things in general. It isn't related to life as in the given relationship. C. 1753$%$Solecism means ignorant error, especially in grammar. So these two are opposites, in the same sense as given in the relationship above, one being the wrong application of the other. D. Solipsism expresses a belief that all reality is subjective, or that the self can know no more than its own states. It is a theory of metaphysics, not misapplication of it. E. Similarly, atomism (theory of atoms) and matter are not opposed to each other.

7.   GREASE : LUBRICANT ::
 
      1.  Wrench: Pipe
      2.  Paint : Adhesive
      3.  Glue : Varnish
      4.  Cream : Emollient
      5.  Fuel : Petrol
 
Answer : 4
 
Explanation :
 
Grease is used as a lubricant - it serves the purpose of a lubricant. (A) A wrench and pipe are two kinds of tools, one doesn't serve the purpose of the other. (B) Paint is not used as an adhesive. (C) Glue is not used to varnish (D) Cream serves the purpose of an emollient, that is, it is used as a softening agent. The relationship is similar to the one above. (E) Petrol is a kind of fuel. The relationship is not similar to the above, neither is the sequencing of the words similar.

8.   Sun:Milkyway::
 
      1.  blood:body
      2.  leader:followers
      3.  room:house
      4.  sand particle: beach
      5.  love:emotion
 
Answer : 4
 
Explanation :
 
Milkyway is the galaxy in which our solarsystem exists. It is a cluster of one hundred billion stars. So while the room and house analogy is functionally correct we can't imagine a house with millions and billions of rooms.

9.   CYMBAL : PERCUSSION ::
 
      1.  Flute: Flautist
      2.  Bassoon: Wind
      3.  Piano : Melody
      4.  Soul: Trumpet
      5.  Violin : Rhythm
 
Answer : 2
 
Explanation :
 
A cymbal is a percussion instrument, that is, the sound is produced by striking the one against the other. Percussion is the means by which the sound is produced. (A) A flautist is a person who plays the flute, the sound is produced by blowing into it. The relationship is not the same as the one above. (B) A bassoon is a wind instrument, the sound is produced by means of the wind blown into it. The relationship is similar to the given one. (C) A piano is a melodious instrument. The two words are not related in the sense given above. (D) A trumpet is an instrument commonly used in soul music (by African American musicians). The relationship is not similar to the one given above. (E) A violin can be used to create rhythmic music but the sound is not produced by rhythm.

10.   FEDERAL : UNITARY ::
 
      1.  flexible : rigid
      2.  republican : liberal
      3.  democratic : rebellious
      4.  constitutional : loyal
      5.  secular : atheistic
 
Answer : 2
 
Explanation :
 
Federal and unitary are forms of government at the extremes; they both 1600$%$reflect opposing styles of political attitudes. A. Flexible and rigid are opposites in the sense of describing the physical properties of an object. It is not the most 156$%$appropriate choice here. B. Republican and liberal are also two extremes of political philosophies, as in the above given relationship. This is the 156$%$appropriate choice. C. Democratic is a form of political belief, but a democrat is not 'rebellious.' D. Constitutional and loyal are also not related as above. E. A 1699$%$secular person is one who respects all faiths equally, while an atheist argues against the existence of God; the words don't 1104$%$imply political beliefs.


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