Analogy & Classification

What you'll learn

Learn a simple 4-step method to solve number, letter, and word analogies plus odd-one-out classification for RRB NTPC. Includes the EJOTY shortcut, fully worked examples, and common traps to avoid so you bank these easy Reasoning marks fast.

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Analogy & Classification — solved practice questions

8 Railways General Intelligence & Reasoning questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?

   • ABook
   • BSchool
   • CStudent
   • DClass
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   Correct answer: (B) School

   A doctor works in a hospital; similarly, a teacher works in a school.

2. Q2easy

   Bird : Nest :: Bee : ?

   • AHoney
   • BFlower
   • CHive
   • DWeb
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   Correct answer: (C) Hive

   A bird lives in a nest; a bee lives in a hive (a web belongs to a spider).

3. Q3medium

   2 : 8 :: 3 : ?

   • A9
   • B18
   • C27
   • D12
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   Correct answer: (C) 27

   The relation is the cube of the number: 2 cubed = 8, so 3 cubed = 27.

4. Q4easy

   AB : CD :: EF : ?

   • AFG
   • BHI
   • CGI
   • DGH
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   Correct answer: (D) GH

   Each pair is the next two consecutive letters of the alphabet; after EF comes GH.

5. Q5hard

   CAT : XZG :: DOG : ?

   • AWLT
   • BVLT
   • CWMT
   • DWLU
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   Correct answer: (A) WLT

   Each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A to Z), so D to W, O to L, G to T.

6. Q6easy

   Author : Book :: Composer : ?

   • APainting
   • BMusic
   • CPoem
   • DBuilding
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   Correct answer: (B) Music

   An author creates a book; a composer creates music.

7. Q7easy

   Find the odd one out: Rose, Lotus, Lily, Mango

   • ARose
   • BLotus
   • CLily
   • DMango
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   Correct answer: (D) Mango

   Rose, Lotus and Lily are flowers, while Mango is a fruit.

8. Q8medium

   Find the odd one out: Copper, Silver, Iron, Diamond

   • ACopper
   • BSilver
   • CIron
   • DDiamond
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   Correct answer: (D) Diamond

   Copper, Silver and Iron are metals; Diamond is a non-metal (a form of carbon).

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