SSC CGL Analogy Questions
30 questions on Analogy for SSC CGL, including questions from 2024 papers. Each comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.
- Questions
- 30
- Easy
- 8
- Moderate
- 22
Analogy questions with solutions
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 8 : 512 :: 10 : ?
- (A)1010
- (B)101
- (C)1000
- (D)100
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Correct answer: (C) 1000
In the first pair, 512 is the cube of the first number (8 → 512). Applying the same relation to 10 gives 1000, so 1000 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 4 : 64 :: 12 : ?
- (A)1728
- (B)24
- (C)144
- (D)132
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Correct answer: (A) 1728
In the first pair, 64 is the cube of the first number (4 → 64). Applying the same relation to 12 gives 1728, so 1728 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 5 : 125 :: 8 : ?
- (A)512
- (B)64
- (C)504
- (D)56
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Correct answer: (A) 512
In the first pair, 125 is the cube of the first number (5 → 125). Applying the same relation to 8 gives 512, so 512 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 7 : 49 :: 8 : ?
- (A)65
- (B)64
- (C)16
- (D)72
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Correct answer: (B) 64
In the first pair, 49 is the square of the first number (7 → 49). Applying the same relation to 8 gives 64, so 64 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 3 : 9 :: 11 : ?
- (A)121
- (B)22
- (C)110
- (D)122
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Correct answer: (A) 121
In the first pair, 9 is the square of the first number (3 → 9). Applying the same relation to 11 gives 121, so 121 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 3 : 9 :: 10 : ?
- (A)90
- (B)100
- (C)20
- (D)110
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Correct answer: (B) 100
In the first pair, 9 is the square of the first number (3 → 9). Applying the same relation to 10 gives 100, so 100 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 4 : 64 :: 7 : ?
- (A)14
- (B)343
- (C)49
- (D)336
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Correct answer: (B) 343
In the first pair, 64 is the cube of the first number (4 → 64). Applying the same relation to 7 gives 343, so 343 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 7 : 56 :: 6 : ?
- (A)30
- (B)42
- (C)37
- (D)36
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Correct answer: (B) 42
In the first pair, 56 is the product of the first number and the next consecutive number (7 → 56). Applying the same relation to 6 gives 42, so 42 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 3 : 9 :: 9 : ?
- (A)72
- (B)90
- (C)82
- (D)81
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Correct answer: (D) 81
In the first pair, 9 is the square of the first number (3 → 9). Applying the same relation to 9 gives 81, so 81 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 7 : 56 :: 13 : ?
- (A)182
- (B)170
- (C)195
- (D)156
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Correct answer: (A) 182
In the first pair, 56 is the product of the first number and the next consecutive number (7 → 56). Applying the same relation to 13 gives 182, so 182 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 5 : 125 :: 6 : ?
- (A)12
- (B)36
- (C)210
- (D)216
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Correct answer: (D) 216
In the first pair, 125 is the cube of the first number (5 → 125). Applying the same relation to 6 gives 216, so 216 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 7 : 56 :: 9 : ?
- (A)90
- (B)18
- (C)82
- (D)81
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Correct answer: (A) 90
In the first pair, 56 is the product of the first number and the next consecutive number (7 → 56). Applying the same relation to 9 gives 90, so 90 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 4 : 64 :: 8 : ?
- (A)16
- (B)64
- (C)520
- (D)512
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Correct answer: (D) 512
In the first pair, 64 is the cube of the first number (4 → 64). Applying the same relation to 8 gives 512, so 512 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 4 : 16 :: 5 : ?
- (A)10
- (B)25
- (C)26
- (D)30
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Correct answer: (B) 25
In the first pair, 16 is the square of the first number (4 → 16). Applying the same relation to 5 gives 25, so 25 completes the analogy.
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 6 : 216 :: 11 : ?
- (A)1331
- (B)1342
- (C)121
- (D)1320
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Correct answer: (A) 1331
In the first pair, 216 is the cube of the first number (6 → 216). Applying the same relation to 11 gives 1331, so 1331 completes the analogy.
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Frequently asked questions
How many SSC CGL Analogy questions can I practise here?
30 questions — 8 easy and 22 moderate. 15 are shown on this page with answers and explanations, and the practice set draws from all of them.
How should I practise Analogy for SSC CGL?
Read through a few solved questions first to see the method, then take a timed practice set. Afterwards, check which questions you got wrong or spent longest on and redo those before moving on.