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Question

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.

(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)

Doctor : Hospital :: Lawyer : ? 

The correct answer is

Court

 

Analysing the Relationship: Doctor and Hospital

Let's look at the relationship between 'Doctor' and 'Hospital'.

  • A Doctor is a medical professional.
  • A Hospital is a place where medical professionals, like doctors, work to treat patients and provide healthcare services.
  • So, the relationship is that of a professional and their primary workplace or the place where they perform their main professional duties.

Applying the Analogy to Lawyer

Now, we need to apply this same relationship to the word 'Lawyer'. A Lawyer is a professional who practices law. We need to find the place where lawyers primarily work or perform their professional duties, analogous to a hospital for a doctor.

Let's examine the given options:

  1. Court: A court is a place where legal cases are heard, and lawyers represent their clients before a judge or jury. This is a central place where legal professionals like lawyers perform key duties related to litigation and legal arguments.
  2. Temple: A temple is a place of worship. Lawyers do not primarily work in temples.
  3. School: A school is a place of education. While some lawyers might teach, their primary professional workplace is not a school.
  4. House: A house is typically a residential dwelling. While a lawyer might work from a home office, it is not the primary public workplace analogous to a hospital for a doctor.

Comparing the options, the 'Court' is the place most analogous to a 'Hospital' in relation to a 'Doctor'. A doctor works in a hospital to provide medical services, and a lawyer works in a court (among other places like offices) to provide legal services, particularly representation and argument in legal proceedings.

Conclusion for the Lawyer Analogy

The relationship between Doctor and Hospital is the professional and their key place of work or practice. Applying this relationship to Lawyer, the corresponding place of work is the Court, where legal battles are fought and justice is administered, much like healthcare is administered in a hospital.

Therefore, the word that completes the analogy Lawyer : ? is Court.

Revision Table: Understanding Analogies

First PairRelationship TypeSecond Pair (Partial)Missing Word (Analogy)
Doctor : HospitalProfessional : Primary WorkplaceLawyer : ?Court


 

Additional Information on Word Relationships

Word analogies test your ability to identify various types of relationships between pairs of words. Some common types of relationships include:

  • Part to Whole: e.g., Finger : Hand
  • Tool to User: e.g., Pen : Writer
  • Cause and Effect: e.g., Rain : Flood
  • Synonyms: e.g., Happy : Joyful
  • Antonyms: e.g., Hot : Cold
  • Performer and Action: e.g., Chef : Cooks
  • Object and Characteristic: e.g., Snow : Cold
  • Category and Example: e.g., Fruit : Apple

In this specific lawyer and court analogy, the relationship is Professional and Workplace/Setting where the professional performs their core duties.

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Important Questions from General Knowledge Based

  1. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.

    Dermatologist : Skin : Neonatologist : ?

  2. Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.

    Horses : Neigh

  3. Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.

    Raj Ghat : Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Given below are four words out of which three are alike in a certain context and one of them is inconsistent. Select the corresponding word.

  5. Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.

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