Analogy Questions

Just as tiles in mosaic make a pattern, so also the knots in a piece of macrame make a pattern.

Hence, Tile : Mosaic :: Knot : Macrame.

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

Here the two pair of words related in such a way that, a blind can't see the light. Similarly, a dumb cannot speech.

Hence, Light : Blind :: Speech : Dumb.

Plane and locomotive are synonyms to each other, Similarly, pilot and flight engineer are synonyms to each other. 

Hence, plane is to locomotive as pilot is to engineer.

Penology is the study of punishment. Similarly, Seismology is the study of Earthquakes.

Hence, Penology : Punishment :: Seismology : Eartquakes.

The path traced by planet is called Orbit. Similarly, the path traced by projectile is called Trajectory.

Hence, Planet : Orbit : : Projectile : Trajectory.