similarities and differences reasoning questions and answers

similarities and differences reasoning tricks

1. House : Room : : World :
A. Land
B. Sun
C. Air
D. Nation

Answer clue:
Room is a part of the house. Similarly, nation is a part of the world.

2. Good : Bad : : Roof :
A. Walls
B. Pillars
C. Floor
D. Window

Answer clue:
The second term is antonym of the first term. Hence, Roof : Floor.

3. Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : ?
A. Illusion
B. Image
C. Hideout
D. Reflection

Answer clue:
Genuine news real, not artificial, sincere, honest etc.

4. Maximum : Excess :: Sly :
A. Pleasant
B. Conservative
C. Haphazard
D. Permanent

Answer clue:
Maximum and Excess are synonymous to each other. Similarly, Sly and Conservative are synonymous to each other.

5. Book : Publisher : : Film :
A. Writer
B. Editor
C. Director
D. Producer

Answer clue:
Book is published by Publisher. Similarly, film is directed by director.

6. Chimney : Smoke : : __ : __
A. Gun : Bullet
B. House : Roof
C. Clay : Ceramic
D. Tea : Kettle

Answer clue:
जिस प्रकार, चिमनी से धुआँ निकलता है उसी प्रकार बंदूक से गोली निकलती है।

7. House : Rent : : Capital :
A. Interest
B. Investment
C. Country
D. Money

Answer clue:
House is lent on rent. Similarly, capital is lent on interest.

8. Physician : Treatment : : Judge : ?
A. Punishment
B. Judgement
C. Lawyer
D. Court

Answer clue:
Treatment is done by physician. Judgement is delivered by judge.

9. Soldier : Regiment : : Horse :
A. Navy
B. Fleet
C. Cavalry
D. Herd

Answer clue:
A large group of soldiers is called regiment. Similarly, herd refers a group of animals, horses.

10. Editor : Magzine : : ? : ?
A. Novel : Writer
B. Poem : Poet
C. Chair : Carpenter
D. Director : Film

Answer clue:
Editor prepares magazine for the publication. Similarly, film is made in the direction of the director.

11. Fox : Cunning : : Rabbit :
A. Courageous
B. Dangerous
C. Timid
D. Ferocious

Answer clue:
Here animal-behaviour relationship has been shown. Fox is characterised by its cunningness. Similarly, rabbit is considered as timid.

12. Thermometer : Temperature : : Barometer : ?
A. Heat
B. Weight
C. Volume
D. Pressure

Answer clue:
Thermometer measures temperature. Barometer measures pressure.

13. Blind : Visual : : Deaf :
A. Hearing
B. Listening
C. Auditory
D. Sound

Answer clue:
Blinds possess visual defects. Similarly, a person having auditory defect is called Deaf.

14. 6415 : 5304 : : 7896 : ?
A. 6705
B. 6907
C. 6905
D. 6785

Answer clue:
6415 – 1111 = 5304
Thus 7896 – 1111 = 6785
Clearly 0.5 < 0.57 < 0.6

15. 1 : 4 : : ? : 64
A. 14
B. 65
C. 27
D. 80

Answer clue:
1 :4 ⇒ 12 : 22
? : 64 ⇒ 33 : 43 = 27 : 64
27 will come at ?

16. 24 : 60 : : 210 : ?
A. 504
B. 343
C. 336
D. 330

Answer clue:
As 33-3=24
43-4=60
Similarly 63-6=210
∴ 73-7=336

17. 7 : 50 :: 11 : ?
A. 110
B. 120
C. 128
D. 122

Answer clue:
(7)2 + 1 = 300
Similarly (11)2 + 1 = 121+1= 122

18. 182 : ? : : 210 : 380
A. 342
B. 272
C. 240
D. 156

19. 5 : 100, 4 : 64 : : 4 : 80, 3 : ?
A. 26
B. 48
C. 60
D. 54

Answer clue:
20 × 5 = 100
16 × 4 = 64
Similarly 20 × 4 = 80
16 × 3 = 48

20. 4 : 12 : : 5 : ?
A. 25
B. 20
C. 22
D. 30

Answer clue:
4 × 4 = 16 and 16 – 4 = 12
Similarly
5 × 5 = 25 and 25 – 5 = 20
Alternatively,
4 × (4 – 1) = 12
5 × (5 – 1) = 20

21. 1648 : 1339 : : 2266 : ?
A. 1234
B. 2133
C. 1442
D. 1551

Answer clue:
16 × 3 = 48 ⇒ 1648
13 × 3 = 39 ⇒ 1339
22 × 3 = 66 ⇒ 2266
Similarly
14 × 3 = 42 ⇒ 1442

22. 13 : 24 : : ? : ?
A. 45 : 79
B. 56 : 78
C. 35 : 59
D. 57 : 68

Answer clue:
1+ 3 = 4; 2 + 4 = 6
6 – 4 = 2
5 + 7 = 12; 6 + 8 = 14
14 – 12 = 2

23. 123 : 36 : : 221 : ?
A. 52
B. 69
C. 72
D. 25

Answer clue:
1 + 2 + 3 = 6; (6)2 = 36
2 + 2 + 1 = 5; (5)2 = 25

24. 6 : 64 : : 11 : ?
A. 144
B. 169
C. 121
D. 124

Answer clue:
(6 + 2)2 = (8)2 = 64
Similarly (11 +2)2 = (13)2 = 169

25. 5 : 30 : : 8 : ?
A. 14
B. 50
C. 69
D. 80

Answer clue:
(5)2 + 5 = 25 + 5 = 30
Similarly
(8)2 + 5 = 64 + 5 = 69

26. 3 : 27 : : 5 : ?
A. 9
B. 125
C. 29
D. 51

Answer clue:
The second number is the perfect cube of the first number
(3)3 = 3 × 3 × 3 = 27
Similarly, (5)3 = 5 × 5 × 5 = 125

27. 11 : 121 : 110 : : 15 : 225 : 210 : : ?
A. 9 : 81 : 70
B. 19 : 361 : 342
C. 17 : 288 : 272
D. 16 : 255 : 239

Answer clue:
(11)2 = 121; 121 – 11 = 110
(15)2 = 225; 225 – 15 = 210
Similarly
(19)2 = 361; 361 – 19 = 342

28. 27 : ? : : 125 : 25
A. 3
B. 9
C. 18
D. 125

Answer clue:
27 = (3)3;
9 = (3)2
Similarly,
125 = (5)3;
25 = (5)2

29.

A. 1/169
B. 1/125
C. 1/120
D. 1/127

30.

A. 89/79
B. 79/79
C. 79/69
D. 80/70

Answer clue:
2 × 9 + 1 = 19
3 × 9 + 2 = 29 ⇒ 19/29
Similarly,
8 × 9 +7 = 72 +7 = 79
7 × 9 + 6 = 63 + 6 = 69
⇒ ? = 79/69

31. 9 : 50 : : ?
A. 22 : 110
B. 18 : 190
C. 15 : 225
D. 20 : 105

Answer clue:
9 × 5 + 5 = 50
Similarly, 20 × 5 + 5 = 105

32. TALE : LATE : : ? : CAFE
A. FACE
B. CAEF
C. CEFA
D. FEAC