GRE ANALOGY QUESTIONS..VOL 4

31). DRAW: DOODLE::

(A). talk: whisper
(B). travel: ramble
(C). run: walk
(D). calculate: add
(E). eat: gobble

32). OVERDOSE: PRESCRIPTION::

(A). deprivation: materialism
(B). indiscretion: convention
(C). affliction: sympathy
(D). adventure: expedition
(E). drug: medicine

33). WORSHIP : SACRIFICE

(A). generation : pyre
(B). burial : mortuary
(C). weapon : centurion
(D). massacre : invasion
(E). prediction : augury

34). RANGE : MOUNTAINS::

(A). atlas : maps
(B). plain : praire
(C). string : beads
(D). novel : short stories
(E). sea : rivers

35). EXCESSIVE :: MODERATION::

(A). extensive : duration
(B). arbitrary : courage
(C). impulsive : reflection
(D). distinguished : reverence
(E). expensive : cost


Answers --

31). Best answer is C -- to Y is to X aimlessly.
To doodle is to draw aimlessly and to ramble is to travel aimlessly.

32). Best answer is B -- X is failure to conform to Y
Overdose -- to take too much medication.
Prescription -- what the doctor tells you to take.
Indiscretion -- doing something foolish and embarassing.
Convention -- generally accepted standard of behaviour.

33). The best ans is E -- Y is one of the possible actions to perform X, or more simply, Y is a kind of X.
SACRIFICE ( the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to appease a deity) MAY be (not Necessarliy but could be) used as a part of WORSHIP ( to put more weight or momentum to the act of WORSHIPPING ). AUGURY which means, an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come, MAY BE (not Necessarily but could be) used as a factor of PREDICTION ( to put more weight or momentum to the act of PREDECTING).

34). Best ans is C -- X is a series of Y.
A range is a series of mountains, similarly a string is a series of beads.
35). Best ans is C -- X lacks Y.
Excessive is opposite to moderation, something that is not restrained or moderated. Simailary, impulsive actions lack reflection, done without really thinking much about it....reflection also means a careful thought





Analogies 36 - 40

36). DOSE:MEDICINE::

(A). current:river
(B). electricity:shock
(C). tremor:earthquake
(D). tempo:music
(E). sentence:punishment

37). MOIST:SODDEN::

(A). warm:inviting
(B). surprise:astonished
(C). hopeless:bereft
(D). magical:sentimental
(E). soft:euphonius

38). FRUGAL:MISERLY::

(A). confident:arrogant
(B). courageous:pugnacious
(C). famous:aggressive
(D). rash:foolhardy
(E). quiet:timid

39). MITIGATE:SEVERE::

(A). compile:available
(B). restore:new
(C). contribute:charitable
(D). venerate:reverent
(E). qualify:general

40). GULLIBLE:CHICANERY::

(A). servile:domination
(B). provincial:cosmopolitanism
(C). adventurous:timidity
(D). hypochondriacal:infection
(E). placid:deliberation

Answers --

36). Best ans is E -- X is the prescribed form of Y.
A dose is a prescribed form of medicine similarly a sentence is a prescribed form of a punishment .

37). B is the best ans -- X means(indicates) an amount of Y

38). A is the best answer -- X need not be Y.
FRUGALITY' and MISERLY both denote less spending, but this does not means that every frugal person is miser. Similarly a confident person need not be arrogant.
Note -- Frugal is +ve word whereas miserly is a negative word, hence in answer stem.... X must be a +ve word -- Confident and Y must be a -ve word -- Arrogant..

39). E is the best answer -- X is to make something less Y
Mitigate is to make less severe and qualify is to make less general.
All dresses are beautiful. - General statement
All dresses of pink colour are beautiful.- Qualified statement.
Hence qualify in this sense means to make something, e.g a statement, less general.

40). A is the best answer -- somebody X is likely to be subjected to Y or X is prone to Y.
gullible person is prone to chicanery
CHICANERY means "use of tricks to deceive a person" and GULLIBLE means " easily deceived"
a servile person is prone to domination
SERVILE is pertaining to slaves




Analogies 41 - 45

41). LAW:CRIMINALITY::

(A). ritual:orthodoxy
(B). leadership:submission
(C). consensus:factionalism
(D). lesson:falsehood
(E). rehabilitation:vacillation

42). LAW:JUDGMENT::

(A). jury:verdict
(B). data:collection
(C). information:decision
(D).news:message
(E). sample : population

43). IMPRESARIO:ENTERTAINMENT::

(A). pugilist:peace
(B). magnate:diplomacy
(C). usher:concert
(D). athlete:contest
(E). broker:trade

44). INDISTINGUISHABLE:CONFOUND::

(A). exceptional:overlook
(B). impregnable:attack
(C). ostentatious:consume
(D). equivalent:interchange
(E). occluded:reveal

45). ASSERT:BELABOR::

(A). tend:fuss
(B). refine:temper
(C). describe:demean
(D). resemble:portray
(E). contaminate:purge

Answers --

41). D is the best answer -- X keeps a check on Y or X is to remove Y or X is used to curb Y.
LAW is used to curb CRIMINALITY
lesson is used to curb falsehood.
[consensus is achieved when there is no factionalism].

42). Best ans is C -- the process of making Y is based on X.
The process of making judgement is based on law. The process of making decision is based on information.
Jury is supposed to deliver a verdict. However, law itself is not supposed to deliver a judgement. Indeed, law is a defining criterion for making a judgement

43). Best ans is E -- X is a promoter of Y or X is Y
IMPRESARIO is an ENTERTAINER
BROKER is a TRADER
A broker conducts or more vaguely organises trade.

44). Best ans is D -- X and Y are like synonyms or if two things are X they can be Y.
If two things are indistinguishable they can be confused.
If two things are equivalent they can be interchanged.

45). Best ans is A -- To Y is to X excessively.
To ASSERT is to make a statement that something is true or to defend one's statement, and to BELABOUR means to discuss repeatedly or at length over a statement. TEND means to care, and FUSS means to be excessively careful or concerned.
Relationship: Higher Degree (Negative Extent)




Analogies 46 - 50

46). MOSAIC:TILES::

(A). painting:canvas
(B). fresco:paintbrush
(C). blend:beans
(D). narrative:prologue
(E). puzzle:pieces

47). SHRUG:INDIFFERENCE::

(A). jump:excitement
(B). scowl:pleasure
(C). snort:laughter
(D). nod:agreement
(E). sob:sorrow

48). DINGY:CHEER::

(A). sprawling:compactness
(B). airy:ventilation
(C). verdant:color
(D). ebullient:mockery
(E). wisdom:cleverness

49). BOLT:EAT::

(A). guzzle:swill
(B). career:run
(C). lambaste:talk
(D). waver:stand
(E). fabricate:lie

50). PROLOGUE:NOVEL::

(A). preamble:statute
(B). drawing:sketch
(C). movement:symphony
(D). index:book
(E). blueprint:building

Answers --

46). Best ans is E -- X is made up of Y
Mosaic picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles;
The pieces of the puzzle fit together i.e the puzzle is made up of pieces.

47). Best ans is D --Shrug is a gesture indicating indifference.
Jump is not a gesture, nor does it always indicate excitement.
Scowl is an expression indicating bad temper, not pleasure.
Snort is a noise indicating rage, not laughter.
Nod is a gesture indicating agreement; this is analogous to the relationship of the original pair.
Sob is not a gesture, but an act of crying, though it does express sorrow and pain.

48). Best ans is A -- X lacks Y or X and Y are antonyms.

49). Best ans is B -- X is to Y with great speed or X is to Y hurriedly.
bolt -- to eat hurridly
career -- to rush (or run) hurridly.

50). Best ans is A -- X is an introduction to Y
prologue is an introductory part of a literary work...novel etc
preamble is an introductory part of a constitution or statute.