Non verbal Reasoning -Analogy – Best trick method to find Relation of Analogy.
Non verbal Reasoning -Analogy – Best trick method to find Relation of Analogy.
Hereโs a simple yet powerful trick method to solve Non-Verbal Reasoning Analogy questions โ especially useful for competitive exams like SSC, Railway, NDA, Banking, or GATE aptitude.
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๐ง What is a Non-Verbal Analogy?
In non-verbal analogy, you’re shown figures/images and asked to find the relationship between two figures, and then apply the same pattern or logic to find the missing figure from options.
โจ Example Format:
A : B :: C : ?
๐ Best Trick Method to Crack Non-Verbal Analogy
โ Step 1: Observe Shape Type
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Is it geometric (circle, square, triangle)?
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Are the shapes same/different in pairs?
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Check number of sides, curves, straight lines.
โ Step 2: Check Rotation or Flip
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Is one shape a rotated version of another (90ยฐ, 180ยฐ)?
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Is it flipped horizontally or vertically?
๐ Rotation and flip are very common tricks in analogy.
โ Step 3: Count Elements or Parts
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Count:
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Sides
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Dots
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Arrows
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Divisions or parts inside the shape
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๐งฎ Sometimes the change is just in the number of elements.
โ Step 4: Check Shading/Color Pattern
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Is shading added/removed?
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Is there a black-white reversal?
๐จ A figure may turn black to white or vice versa.
โ Step 5: Apply Pattern to Second Pair
Once the relationship from A โ B is identified, apply the same transformation to C โ ?
๐ Example Question (Visualized in Words)
Q:
Figure A: A triangle pointing up
Figure B: The same triangle rotated 180ยฐ (points down)
Figure C: A square with a dot inside
Options: Different rotations or flips of the square with the dot
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Trick: Since A โ B is a 180ยฐ rotation, apply the same to C
โ Look for a square with the dot now in the opposite corner
Answer: Option with rotated square (dot flipped 180ยฐ)
๐ ๏ธ Quick Trick Table
Observation | Possible Relation |
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Rotation | 90ยฐ, 180ยฐ, 270ยฐ |
Flip | Horizontal/Vertical |
Element Count Change | +1, -1, ร2 |
Shading Change | Inverted color or fill |
Position Shift | Clockwise / Anti-clockwise |
Mirroring | Left to right / Top to bottom |
๐ก Pro Tips:
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๐๏ธ Focus on difference, not similarity
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โฑ๏ธ Practice under time to improve speed
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๐ Solve previous year exam papers
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๐งฉ Use apps like “Pocket Aptitude” or “Oliveboard” for mock tests
Would you like:
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๐ A practice worksheet with 20 solved analogy questions?
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๐ง A visual guide/PDF to all figure-based analogy tricks?
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๐ฅ An animated explanation video?
Let me know โ happy to provide!