# Analogy Reasoning Questions — Free Verified Practice | Deduce > Practise analogy reasoning questions free: find the rule that turns the first number into the second, then apply it. Worked solutions, exactly one answer. Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/reasoning/analogy --- # Analogy reasoning questions — free, machine-verified practice Analogy is among the most heavily tested topics in SSC General Intelligence and appears in banking papers too, and it is unusual in one respect: a badly-set analogy genuinely has two right answers. Knowing that is a practical advantage, because it tells you what to check before committing — not just which rule fits, but whether a second rule fits equally well. ## How to solve analogy reasoning questions without guessing the rule - Run the relation checklist in a fixed order Square, cube, small multiple, small addition, then the near-misses — square plus one, square minus one, square plus the number itself. Most exam analogies are one of these, and testing in a set order is faster than staring at the pair hoping the rule appears. - Check the size of the jump first A large jump from a small number means a power is involved; a modest one means a multiple or an addition. From 7 to 343 is a cube; from 7 to 21 is a multiple. That single glance eliminates most of the checklist before you test anything. - Look for a SECOND rule that also fits This is the step that separates a careful solver. 7 : 49 is explained by squaring and by multiplying by 7 — and those give 25 and 35 for the number 5. When two rules fit the given pair, the intended answer is whichever one the option list supports uniquely. - Apply the rule and confirm the answer is actually offered If your rule produces a value not among the options, the rule is wrong — go back to the checklist rather than picking the nearest number. A near-miss option is usually the result of the rival rule you did not rule out. ## Reading the relation from the size of the jump | The pair looks like | Try | | --- | --- | | Small number → very large (7 → 343) | Cube | | Small number → moderately large (7 → 49) | Square, or a multiple — check both | | 7 → 50, 9 → 82 | Square plus one | | 7 → 42, 9 → 72 | Square minus the number itself | | 7 → 350, 10 → 1010 | Cube plus the number itself | | 7 → 11, 13 → 17 | The next prime number | ## Practise analogy reasoning questions right now Every question below was generated by the same engine that mints the Deduce daily puzzle, and machine-proven to have exactly one correct answer before it reached this page. The walkthrough is the engine's own, step for step. ### Question 1 16 : 255 :: 11 : ? Work out how the first number becomes the second, then apply the same rule to the third. - 120 - 132 - 122 - 121 - 110 - 16 becomes 255 when it is squared, then 1 subtracted. - No other standard rule turns 16 into 255 and gives a different result for 11, so the relation is settled. - Applying it to 11: the answer is 120. ### Question 2 9 : 80 :: 13 : ? Work out how the first number becomes the second, then apply the same rule to the third. - 156 - 170 - 168 - 143 - 169 - 9 becomes 80 when it is squared, then 1 subtracted. - No other standard rule turns 9 into 80 and gives a different result for 13, so the relation is settled. - Applying it to 13: the answer is 168. ### Question 3 14 : 195 :: 5 : ? Work out how the first number becomes the second, then apply the same rule to the third. - 23 - 21 - 24 - 22 - 19 - 14 becomes 195 when it is squared, then 1 subtracted. - No other standard rule turns 14 into 195 and gives a different result for 5, so the relation is settled. - Applying it to 5: the answer is 24. ## Common mistakes ### Committing to the first rule that fits A single pair often admits two rules, and they diverge on the second number. Before applying a rule, spend two seconds asking whether another one also explains the pair — the option list is usually built from exactly that rival. ### Testing rules at random instead of in order Without a checklist you re-test some relations and never test others. The fixed order costs nothing to learn and makes the topic mechanical rather than intuitive. ### Forcing an answer that is not among the options If your computed value is absent, the rule is wrong. Picking the closest available number converts a recoverable mistake into a certain one. ## Keep the streak going One puzzle a day, timed on the server, with a national and state leaderboard and a streak that survives as long as you do. Practising a topic once is worth little; the aspirants who move are the ones who show up daily. [See what Deduce does](https://deducepuzzles.com/features) or [read the rules first](https://deducepuzzles.com/how-to-play). ## FAQ ### What is a number analogy question? A question of the form A : B :: C : ?, where a rule connects the first pair and you apply the same rule to complete the second. The rule is usually a power, a small multiple, a small addition, or a near-miss variant such as square-plus-one. ### Why do some analogy questions seem to have two answers? Because a single pair often does not determine the rule. 7 : 49 is satisfied by squaring and by multiplying by seven, which give 25 and 35 respectively for the number 5. Well-set questions choose pairs where only one rule fits — and every analogy question on this page is machine-checked against a family of standard rules before publication, so exactly one answer is defensible. ### How important is analogy for SSC CGL? It is one of the highest-frequency topics in General Intelligence, typically two to three marks, and it sits alongside classification and series as the trio that rewards a checklist approach most. It appears in banking papers too, though less prominently than arrangement puzzles. ### Is there a fast way to spot which rule applies? Judge the size of the jump before testing anything. A small number leading to a very large one points at a cube; a moderate jump points at a square or a multiple; a small jump points at an addition or the next prime. 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