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Analogy, Classification and Word Order questions for IPMAT, with solutions

10 free Analogy, Classification and Word Order practice questions for IPMAT Indore, Rohtak and JIPMAT, 5 from past papers, each with the answer and a full worked solution. No sign-in. Try each one first, then open the solution. The lessons for this chapter are in Analogy, Classification and Word Order on Learn.

  1. Question 1Multiple choiceAsked in JIPMAT 2025Classification / odd one out

    Choose the odd one out from the following:

    1. A.Wheat
    2. B.Pea
    3. C.Mustard
    4. D.Rice
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: D. Rice

    Answer: (D) Rice

    Working:

    1. Wheat, pea and mustard are rabi (winter) crops; rice is a kharif (monsoon) crop.

    Why the others are wrong:

    • (A) Wheat is a rabi crop.
    • (B) Pea is a rabi crop.
    • (C) Mustard is a rabi crop.

  2. Question 2Multiple choiceAsked in JIPMAT 2023Word analogy

    Ecology is related to Environment in the same way as Histology is related to?

    1. A.History
    2. B.Hormones
    3. C.Tissues
    4. D.Fossils
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: C. Tissues

    Answer: (C) Tissues

    Working:

    1. Ecology studies the environment; histology studies tissues.

    Why the others are wrong:

    • (A) History is not the subject of histology, despite the spelling.
    • (B) Hormones are studied in endocrinology.
    • (D) Fossils are studied in palaeontology.

  3. Question 3Multiple choiceAsked in JIPMAT 2025Word analogy

    There is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of (::) and one word is given on the other side of (::). Another word is to be found from the given alternatives having the same relation, with this word, as the words of given pair has. Genuine : Authentic :: Mirage : ?

    1. A.Reflection
    2. B.Hideout
    3. C.Illusion
    4. D.Image
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: C. Illusion

    Answer: (C) Illusion

    Working:

    1. Genuine and authentic are synonyms; a mirage is an illusion.

    Why the others are wrong:

    • (A) A mirage is caused by refraction, but "reflection" is not its meaning.
    • (B) A hideout is unrelated.
    • (D) An image is any picture; a mirage is specifically a false one.

  4. Question 4Multiple choiceAsked in JIPMAT 2026Word order (logical sequence, dictionary order)

    Arrange the following words alphabetically as in a dictionary: A. Enthusiasm B. Ephemeral C. Enterprise D. Entrench E. Exhilarate

    1. A.A, C, D, B, E
    2. B.B, C, A, E, D
    3. C.C, D, A, B, E
    4. D.C, A, D, B, E
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: D. C, A, D, B, E

    Answer: (D) C, A, D, B, E

    Working:

    1. Ente < Enth < Entr < Ep < Ex: Enterprise, Enthusiasm, Entrench, Ephemeral, Exhilarate.

    Why the others are wrong:

    • (A) Enterprise (ente) comes before Enthusiasm (enth).
    • (B) Ephemeral (ep) comes after every "ent" word.
    • (C) Enthusiasm (enth) comes before Entrench (entr).

  5. Question 5Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayWord order (logical sequence, dictionary order)

    Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in a dictionary: A. Monarch B. Monitor C. Monsoon D. Monetary E. Monopoly

    1. A.A, D, B, C, E
    2. B.C, A, D, B, E
    3. C.A, D, B, E, C
    4. D.D, A, B, E, C
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: C. A, D, B, E, C

    Answer: (C) A, D, B, E, C

    Working:

    1. All the words share their first letters, so compare at the first position where they differ.
    2. Dictionary order: Monarch, Monetary, Monitor, Monopoly, Monsoon: A, D, B, E, C.

    Why the others are wrong:

    • (A) Monopoly comes before Monsoon: after "Mon" the next letters are o and s.
    • (B) Monarch comes before Monsoon: after "Mon" the next letters are a and s.
    • (D) Monarch comes before Monetary: after "Mon" the next letters are a and e.

  6. Question 6Multiple choiceAsked in JIPMAT 2021Classification / odd one out

    In this question, four numbers are given. Out of these, three are alike in a certain way and one is different. Choose the one which is different from the rest three.

    1. A.5698
    2. B.7894
    3. C.8793
    4. D.9865
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: C. 8793

    Answer: (C) 8793

    Working:

    1. Digit sums: 5698, 7894 and 9865 give 28; 8793 gives 27.

    Why the others are wrong:

    • (A) 5 + 6 + 9 + 8 = 28.
    • (B) 7 + 8 + 9 + 4 = 28.
    • (D) 9 + 8 + 6 + 5 = 28.

  7. Question 7Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayLetter analogy

    Choose the group of letters that completes the analogy.

    CAT : DCW :: SIT : ?

    1. A.TJU
    2. B.VKU
    3. C.TKW
    4. D.RGQ
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: C. TKW

    Compare the letters of CAT and DCW position by position. C (3) to D (4) is +1. A (1) to C (3) is +2. T (20) to W (23) is +3. So the shifts grow by one: +1, +2, +3.

    Apply to SIT: S (19) +1 = T (20); I (9) +2 = K (11); T (20) +3 = W (23). The group is TKW.

    Each wrong option comes from another shift pattern (+1,+1,+1; +3,+2,+1; -1,-2,-3), and none of these turns CAT into DCW.

  8. Question 8Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayNumber analogy

    Choose the number that completes the analogy.

    3 : 36 :: 4 : 80 :: 6 : ?

    1. A.252
    2. B.216
    3. C.294
    4. D.168
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: A. 252

    Check small rules on the two given pairs. 3→363\to36: 3×12=3×3×4=32(3+1)3\times12=3\times3\times4=3^2(3+1). 4→804\to80: 42×5=16×5=804^2\times5=16\times5=80. So the rule is n2(n+1)n^2(n+1).

    Apply to 6: 62×7=36×7=2526^2\times7=36\times7=252.

    Other rules do not fit both pairs: n3n^3 gives 27 and 64; n(n+1)2n(n+1)^2 gives 48 and 100; a straight-line rule through (3,36) and (4,80) would give 168 at 6 but it ignores the multiplication pattern. Only n2(n+1)n^2(n+1) fits both pairs and appears among the options.

  9. Question 9Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayNumber analogy

    Choose the number that completes the analogy.

    (2, 3) : 19 :: (1, 5) : 31 :: (4, 6) : 76 :: (5, 3) : ?

    1. A.34
    2. B.49
    3. C.64
    4. D.40
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: B. 49

    Try a2+b2a^2+b^2 first: (2, 3) gives 13, but the answer is 19, a gap of 6 which equals a×ba\times b. Check the other pairs: (1, 5): 1+25=261+25=26, gap 5 =1×5=1\times5; (4, 6): 16+36=5216+36=52, gap 24 =4×6=4\times6. So the rule is a2+ab+b2a^2+ab+b^2.

    For (5, 3): 25+15+9=4925+15+9=49.

    The tempting alternatives a2+b2a^2+b^2 (34), (a+b)2(a+b)^2 (64) and a2+aba^2+ab (40) each fail on the first pair.

  10. Question 10Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayLetter analogy

    Choose the group of letters that completes the analogy.

    FLOW : DLOU :: MAZE : ?

    1. A.NAZV
    2. B.NZAV
    3. C.EZAM
    4. D.VAZN
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: D. VAZN

    Compare FLOW with DLOU. Mirror each letter (position p becomes 27 minus p): F (6) to U (21), L (12) to O (15), O (15) to L (12), W (23) to D (4). That gives UOLD. DLOU is UOLD written backwards, so the rule is: mirror every letter, then reverse the order.

    For MAZE: M (13) to N (14), A to Z, Z to A, E (5) to V (22). Mirror: NZAV. Reversed: VAZN.

    NZAV (mirror only) and EZAM (reverse only) each fail on FLOW.