UPSC English Analogy Sample Paper 2015

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UPSC English Analogy Sample Paper 2015 - All candidates can find here Sample Paper of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) English Language Comprehension (Analogy) Examination will be held on 23.08.2015.

These sample papers will also help you for following Exams under UPSC:

✓ Reserved For Upsc Rt/Exam

✓ SCRA Exam, 2015

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ CISF Ac(Exe) LDCE-2015

✓ N.D.A. & N.A. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ I.E.S./I.S.S. Exam., 2015

✓ Combined Geo-Scientist And Geologists' Exam., 2015

✓ Engineering Services Examination, 2015

✓ Combined Medical Services Exam, 2015

✓ Central Armed Police Forces (Ac) Exam., 2015

✓ Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service 1 Day (Preliminary) Exam, 2015 Through Cs [P] Exam 2015

✓ S.O./Steno (Gd-B/Gd-I) Ltd. Depttl. Competitive Exam 2015 (Written)

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(Ii), 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam, 2015

Analogy means ‘correspondence’. In questions based on analogy, a particular relationship is given and another similar relationship has to be identified from the alternatives provided. Analogy tests are therefore meant to test a candidate’s overall knowledge, power of reasoning and ability to think concisely and accurately. Below are given some common relationships which will help you detect most analogies better.

Direction (Qs. 1-20): Select the alternative that exhibits a similar relationship as shown by the QUESTION PAIR.

1. HAIR: HARE
a. Smart: Pretty
b. Bushel: Com
c. Fair : Fare
d. Moral: Amoral

2. SALUTATION: FAREWELL
a. Introduction: Conclusion
b. Deposit: Withdraw
c. Companion: Friendship
d. Mingle: Emerge

3. SHARD: POTIERY
a. Island: Sea
b. Canto: Poem
c. Whole: Part
d. Grass: Field

4. SINGER: CHORUS
a. Market: Crowd
b. Flowers: Garland
c. Artist: Troupe
d. Fish: Pond

5. MONEY: SQUANDER
a. Power: Generator
b. Food: Hunger
c. Energy: Dissipate
d. Battery: Charge

6. SNEER: CONTEMPT
a. Grimace: Pain
b. Snarl: Restlessness
c. Mourn: Frustration
d. Joke: Happiness

7. BEAR: LUMBER
a. Deer: Swoop
b. Cat: Stealth
c. Frisk: Lamb
d. Lion: Growls

8. EAR: SOUND
a. hear: See
b. Smell: Listen
c. Hand: Fist
d. ye: Light

9. TEPID: TORRID
a. Livid: Lurid
b. Pool: Placid
c. Cool: Frigid
d. Lack: Abundance

10. PROCTOR: SUPERVIS
a. Prophet: Rule
b. Prodigy: Wonder
c. Profiteer: Consume
d. Prodigal: Squander

11. RELICS: CIVILIZATION
a. Building: Debris
b. Current: Bygone
c. Ashes: Fire
d. Bottle: Stopper

12. ROMANTIC: REALISTIC
a. Dramatic: Prosaic
b. Thought: Idea
c. Fanciful: Actual
d. Poet: Dramatist

13. EMBRYO: CHILD
a. Fruit: Rind
b. Sprout: Plant
c. Seed: Fruit
d. Tar : Coal

14. FOOT: TOE
a. Land: Cape
b. House: Gate
c. Hand: Glove
d. Nails: Finger

15. ODYSSEY: GREEK
a. Utopia: English
b. Tulsi Das : Sanskrit
c. Monalisa : English
d. Dante: Latin

16. HYPOCRISY: HONESTY
a. Literature: Philosophy
b. Arrogant: Notorious
c. Seldom: Often
d. Murder: Sympathy

17. PLANT: FUNGUS
a. Police: Robbers
b. Lion: Lamb
c. Sailor: Pirate
d. Major: Sepoy

18. GOOSE:GANDER
a. Duck: Drake
b. Hen: Chicken
c. Horse: Colt
d. Donkey: Mule

19. ASCETIC: LUXURY
a. Scholar: Knowledge
b. Misogynist: Women
c. Capitalist: Poverty
d. Martyr: Man

20. HOT: SIZZLING
a. Pale: Dull
b. Gay: Morose
c. Damp: Wet
d. Wide: Broad

ANSWER KEYS

1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)

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