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Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
Auger : Bore

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SSC CGL 2023 (Tier-II) Paper 1 Previous Year Paper (26-Oct-2023) (Shift-1)
The correct answer is

Needle : Sew

An auger is a tool used to bore (make a hole in) material, such as wood or earth. Similarly, a needle is a tool used to sew (join) fabric together. Both relationships are tools and their corresponding functions.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4: Needle : Sew.

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Similar Questions

  1. Select the pair in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as are the numbers in the given pairs. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

    3 : 25
    4 : 62

  2. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Frivolous : Big :: Deride : ?

  3. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.

    7 — 14 — 23

    4 — 11 — 20

    NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.

  4. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

    (27, 405, 3) (23, 690, 6)


Important Questions from Analogy (SSC)

  1. Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

    MJPT, PGMW, SDJZ, ?, YXDF

  2. In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives.

    SWA : UYC :: FJN :?

  3. In the following question, select the related letter pair from the given alternatives.

    CP : ES :: ?

  4. Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
    PENSION: NENSIOP :: QUALITY: YUALITQ :: PRODUCT:?

  5. Select the pair in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as are the numbers in the given pairs. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

    3 : 25
    4 : 62

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