Relationship TypesCAT Previous-Year Questions

26 previous-year questions on Relationship Types from CAT, with full solutions. Practise free — check answers as you go; sign in to save your progress.

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Relationship Types · CAT PYQs

CAT 1997 · VARC
Q1.

Direction: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the question pair.

Peel : Peal

CAT 1997 · VARC
Q2.

Direction: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the question pair.

Doggerel : Poet

CAT 1997 · VARC
Q3.

Direction: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the question pair.

Barge : Vessel

CAT 1997 · VARC
Q4.

Direction: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the question pair.

Love : Obsession

CAT 1997 · VARC
Q5.

Direction: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the question pair.

Reptile : Adder

CAT 1996 · VARC
Q6.

Direction: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Liquid : Gaseousness

CAT 1996 · VARC
Q7.

Direction: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Fission : Fusion

CAT 1996 · VARC
Q8.

Direction: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Doubt : Faith

CAT 1996 · VARC
Q9.

Direction: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Dulcet : Raucous

CAT 1996 · VARC
Q10.

Direction: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Action : Reaction

CAT 1996 · VARC
Q11.

Direction: In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Anterior : Posterior

CAT 1995 · VARC
Q12.

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Limpid : Murky

CAT 1995 · VARC
Q13.

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Ease : Alleviate

CAT 1995 · VARC
Q14.

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Secret : Clandestine

CAT 1995 · VARC
Q15.

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Germane : Pertinent

CAT 1995 · VARC
Q16.

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Sail : Ship

CAT 1995 · VARC
Q17.

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Cosmic : Universe

CAT 1995 · VARC
Q18.

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Canine : Dog

CAT 1995 · VARC
Q19.

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.

Xenophobia : Foreigners

CAT 1993 · VARC
Q20.

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

BRAND : PRODUCT

CAT 1993 · VARC
Q21.

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

NORTH : SOUTH

CAT 1993 · VARC
Q22.

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

ROUGHT : FAMINE

CAT 1993 · VARC
Q23.

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

SALT : SALTY

CAT 1993 · VARC
Q24.

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

JUST : ARBITRARY

CAT 1993 · VARC
Q25.

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

ATMOSPHERE : STRATOSPHERE

CAT 1993 · VARC
Q26.

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

DIVIDE : UNITE