CHOOSING A SIMILAR WORD
A group of three words is provided in these kinds of questions, and then four additional words are offered as options. The contestant must select the option that most closely resembles the three provided terms.
Example. Sitar: Guitar: Tanpura
- Trumpet (b)Violin (c)Harmonium (d)Mridanga
Sol. Sitar, Guitar, and Tanpura are all string instruments. The violin is also a string instrument. Hence, the answer is (b).
Instructions Each of the following questions presents a set of three linked terms. Select a word from the list of options that is part of the same group.
QUESTIONS
- Calf: Kid: Pup
(a)Infant (b)Young (c)Larva (d)Animal
- Ohm: Gram: Pulses
(a)Light (b)Electricity (c)Hour (d)Ampere
- Peas: Gram: Pulses
(a)Rice (b)Barley (c)Beans (d)Coconut
- Jute: Cotton: Wool
(a)Terylene (b)Silk (c)Rayon (d)Nylon
- Diamond: Sapphire: Ruby
(a)Gold (b)Silver (c)Emerald (d)Bronze
- Clutch: Brake: Horn
(a)Scooter (b)Steering (c)Car (d)Accident
- Potato: Carrot: Radish
(a)Tomato (b)Spinach (c)Sesame (d)Groundnut
- Canada: Chile: Germany
(a)Spain (b)Paris (c)Chicago (d)Ottawa
- Violet: Orange: Yellow
(a)Purple (b)Blue (c)White (d)Pink
- Marble: Slate: Gneiss
(a)Quartzite (b)Limestone (c)Coal (d)Sandstone
- Hair: Grass: Fur
(a)Feather (b)Cloth (c)Wood (d)Leather
- Pituitary: Thyroid: Pancreas
(a)Adrenal (b)Heart (c)Liver (d)Kidney
- Liver: Heart: Kidney
(a)Blood (b)Nose (c)Lung (d)Urine
- Shark: Cod: Eel
(a)Whale (b)Dolphin (c)Fish (d)Oyster
- Sodium: Potassium: Zinc
(a)Sulphur (b)Calcium (c)Water (d)Iodine
- Root: Stem: Branch
(a)Wood (b)Leaf (c)Tree (d)Fertiliser
- Patna: Bombay: Dispur
(a)Cochin (b)Trombay (c)Udaipur (d)Madras
- Basket: Pail: Pan
(a)Spoon (b)Bowl (c)Fork (d)Knife
- Edge: Corner: Tip
(a)Snow (b)Hill (c)Brink (d)Cap
- Hokkaido: Honshu: Shikoku
(a)Madagascar (b)Kyushu (c)Shanghai (d)Sikiang
- Coal: Ebony: Soot
(a)Rust (b)Ash (c)Raven (d)Blush
- Gorges: Canyons: Meanders
(a)Moraines (b)Tributaries (c)Deltas (d)Mountains
- Botany: Zoology: Cardiology
(a)Morphology (b)Seismology (c)Pedology (d)Taxonomy
- Basic: Pascal: Fortran
(a)Cyclotrone (b)Computer (c)Cobol (d)Bhopal
- Kanchenjunga: Anaimudi: Dhaulagiri
(a)Himadri (b)Zaskar (c)Nandadevi (d)Karakoram
- Jam: Jelly: Pickles
(a)Butter (b)Marmalade (c)Grapes (d)Preserve
- Daisy: Pansy: Rose
(a)Garden (b)Plant ©Violet (d)Red
- Peat: Lightnite: Bituminous
(a)Granite (b)Basalt (c)Anthracite (d)Coke
- Arid: Parched: Droughty
(a)Cow (b)Dry ©Draft (d)Earth
- Bleat: Bray: Grunt
(a)Bark (b)Croak (c)Cry (d)Scream
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ANSWERS
- (c): All are young ones of animals.
- (d): All are measuring units of electricity.
- (c): All are rich in proteins.
- (b): All are natural fibers.
- (c): All are precious stones.
- (b): All are parts of a car.
- (d): All grow underground.
- (a): All are countries.
- (b): All are colours of a rainbow.
- (a): All are metamorphic rocks.
- (a): All Protect the surface which they cover.
- (a): All are endocrine glands.
- ©: All are organs of a human body.
- (b): All are fishes.
- (b): All are metals.
- (b): All are parts of a tree.
- (d): All are capital Cities.
- (b): All are used as containers.
- (c): All are synonyms.
- (b): All are Japanese Islands.
- (c): All are black in colour.
- (c): All are physical features formed by rivers.
- (a): All are branches of Biology.
- (c): All are computer languages.
- (c): All are mountain peaks, while other alternatives contain names of mountain ranges.
- (b): All are different forms in which fruits/vegetables are preserved.
- (c): All are flowers.
- (c): All are different varieties of coal.
- (b): All are synonyms.
- (a): All are sounds produced by animals.