Bird : Nest :: Bee : … Select the correct option to complete the analogy.
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GATE CSE 2025 Set 2 · Q2
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Bird : Nest :: Bee : _______ Select the correct option to complete the analogy.
Select one answerSingle correct
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Official answer: C) Hive
Verbal AptitudeThe analogy represents the relationship between a creature and its home/shelter:
A Bird lives in/builds a Nest.
Similarly, a Bee lives in/builds a Hive.
Evaluating the other options:
Kennel: A shelter for a dog.
Hammock: A hanging bed used by humans.
Lair: A resting place or den of a wild animal (such as a lion or bear).
Therefore, Hive is the correct choice, corresponding to option (C).
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The misconception this question tests
Identify the relationship between a bird and a nest (creature and its home/shelter) and find the natural home built or inhabited by a bee.
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q2 of the GATE CSE 2025 Set 2 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Verbal Aptitude in General Aptitude, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.
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Verbal Aptitude in GATE CSE
Verbal Aptitude has 41 GATE CSE PYQs across 13 papers from 2011 to 2026. 29 of them are 1-mark MCQs like this one, and GATE CSE 2025 Set 2 has 3.
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