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Question

Direction: The following pair of words has a certain relationship. Select the pair from the given alternatives which has the same relationship.

NUN : CONVENT

The correct answer is

Monk : Monastery

Understanding the NUN : CONVENT Relationship

The question asks us to identify the pair of words that shares the same relationship as "NUN : CONVENT". Let's first understand the relationship between NUN and CONVENT.

A NUN is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. A CONVENT is a religious community, especially of nuns, or the building where such a community lives.

Therefore, the relationship is a religious person (NUN) and the specific religious institution or dwelling place (CONVENT) where they live and are part of a community.

Analyzing the Options

Now let's examine each given option to see which one matches this "person : place of religious community/dwelling" relationship:

  • Imam Khatib : Mosque - An Imam Khatib is a religious leader who leads prayers and delivers sermons. A Mosque is a Muslim place of worship. The relationship here is a religious leader and the place where they perform their duty. While related, it doesn't primarily describe the leader's dwelling or community living place in the same way a Convent is for Nuns.
  • Priest : Temple - A Priest is a religious official authorized to perform sacred rites. A Temple is a building dedicated to religious worship. Similar to the previous option, this relates a religious figure to a place of worship where they serve, rather than their communal dwelling.
  • Monk : Monastery - A MONK is a member of a religious community of men, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. A MONASTERY is a religious community, especially of monks, or the building where such a community lives. This relationship is a religious person (MONK) and the specific religious institution or dwelling place (MONASTERY) where they live and are part of a community. This perfectly mirrors the NUN : CONVENT relationship.
  • Cardinal : Church - A Cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church. A Church is a building used for Christian worship or the Christian religious society itself. While a Cardinal serves within the Church structure, "Church" is a broader term and not specifically the communal dwelling place for Cardinals in the same way a Monastery is for Monks or a Convent for Nuns.

Identifying the Matching Relationship

Comparing the relationships:

  • NUN : CONVENT → Religious woman : Place of communal dwelling for nuns
  • Imam Khatib : Mosque → Religious leader : Place of worship
  • Priest : Temple → Religious leader : Place of worship
  • Monk : Monastery → Religious man : Place of communal dwelling for monks
  • Cardinal : Church → Senior religious official : Institution/Place of worship

The pair "Monk : Monastery" exhibits the most similar relationship to "NUN : CONVENT", representing a member of a religious order and their specific communal dwelling and institution.

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Important Questions from Similarity

  1. 'Alone' is related to 'Unaccompanied' in the same way as 'Amount' is related to ______.

  2. Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

    NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

    (4, 16, 64)

    (7, 49, 343) 

  3. Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number.

    97 : 2 :: 63 : ? :: 74 : 3

  4. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

    (15, 135, 6)(12, 84, 5)

  5. Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set.

    (146, 102, 58)

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