Word Analogy - Country and Capital


 
 
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Word Analogy - Country and Capital

WORD ANALOGY:  Analogy means correspondence.

Introduction: In questions based on analogy, a particular relationship is given and another similar relationship has identified from the alternative provided. Analogy tests are, therefore, meant to test a candidates overall knowledge, power of reasoning and ability to think concisely and accurately. Most analogy questions rely on your ability to deduce the correct relationship between words and to draw logical conclusions about the possible answer choices. Below are given some common relationships which will help you detect most analogies better :

Common relationships:

Country and Capital :  The most important relation of word analogy is Country - Capital. When one word of the pair gives the capital of the countrygiven in other word of the pair, then it is called country and capital relationship. Example:  Afghanistan : Kabul.  Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. Other examples are :

  • Japan : Tokyo
  • UK : London
  • USA : Washington DC
  • Iraq : Baghdad
  • Egypt : Cairo
  • Pakistan : Islamabad
  • Spain : Madrid
  • Canada : Ottawa
  • Greece : Athens
  • Italy : Rome
  • Nepal : Kathmandu
  • China : Beijing
  • Iran : Tehran
  • Russia : Moscow
  • Kenya : Nairobi
  • Denmark : Copenhagen
  • Thailand : Bangkok
  • Norway : Oslo
  • Cuba : Havana
  • Example 1: Ottawa : Canada : :  Canberra : ?

    (a) Argentina      (b) Switzerland        (c) Sri Lanka          (d) Australia

    Solution: (d) Ottawa is the capital of Canada and Canberra is the capital of Australia.

    Example 2: Teheran : Iran : : Beijing : ?

    (a) China                     (b) Japan              (c) Turkey             (d) Malaysia

    Solution: (a) Teheran is the capital of Iran and Beijing is the capital of China.

     
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