UGC NET Analogy Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 7 previous-year questions on Analogy from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 6: Logical Reasoning, drawn from 7 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Analogy
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Completing a relationship | 2 |
| Descriptive analogy versus argument | 1 |
| Descriptive analogy | 1 |
| Analogical arguments as inductive | 1 |
| Analogy versus argument | 1 |
| Identifying analogies | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Analogy appears in 7 of 87 papers (8%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
"He walked into my office like a centipede with two legs." Which of the following statements are true regarding the above statement? A. It represents an analogy. B. It represents a deduction. C. It represents the relation of identity between two objects. D…
'Abhay's mind is a cave, deep, dark and full of bats." Which of the following is correct about the above statement?
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): The statement - "Pradeep's mind is a cave : deep, dark and full of bats" is an analogy which is only descriptive in nature. Statement (II): The statement - "Pradeep's mind is a cave ; deep, dark and full of…
Given below are two statements : Statement I : The statement "Swati's mind is a tree always laden with fruitful ideas" is an analogy. Statement II : The statement "Swati's mind is a tree always laden with fruitful ideas" is only descriptive in nature. In the…
Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : Arguments from analogy are generally deductive, weak or strong. Statement (II) : Arguments from analogy are generally inductive and neither valid nor invalid. In the light of the above statements, choose the…
In terms of the relationship indicated below, which word will correctly pair to replace the question mark (?) ? ___?___ : play : : sing : song
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