Analogy Questions

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

Second is the ultimate source for the first.

That is, Battery is the source of motorcycle. Similarly, Sun is the ultimate source of life.

Hence, Motorcycle : Battery :: Life : Sun.

The words in each pair are synonyms. Here Foresight and Anticipation are synonyms to each other and Insomnia is a synonym to Sleeplessness.

Hence, Foresight : Anticipation :: Insomnia : Sleeplessness.

First is a type of second.

      It is a case of shifting as given below:

      1  2  3  4  5                    2  1  3  5  4

      O  F  T  E  N   →  F  O  T  N  E

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       1  2  3  4  5                   5  4  3  1  2

1.    H  E  A  R  T       →      T  R  A  H  E    

2.    O  P  E  N  S  →  S  N  E  O  P

        1  2  3  4  5         2  1  3  5  4

3.    R  I  S  K  Y  →   I  R  S  Y  K

4.    F  I  R  S  T  →   I  F  R  S  T

Hence option 3 is correct.

Chromite is a mineral of chromium and ilmenite is a mineral of titanium

The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.

Hence, Firm : Flabby :: Piquant : Bland.

The market was full of people wearing attractive clothes of different styles.