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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.)
Painter: Brush:: Doctor: ?

The correct answer is
Stethoscope

Understanding the Analogy

The question presents an analogy: Painter is related to Brush.

  • A painter uses a brush as their primary tool to create art.

We need to find a similar relationship for Doctor : ?

Identifying the Relationship

The core relationship is: Profession : Primary Tool.

The second word represents the essential tool used by the person mentioned in the first word.

Applying the Relationship to Doctor

We need to find the primary tool used by a doctor.

  • Painter : Brush (Tool for painting)
  • Doctor : ? (Tool for medical examination/practice)

Evaluating the Options

  • Plant: Not a tool used directly by most doctors in their daily practice.
  • Plastic: A material, not a specific medical tool.
  • Stethoscope: A key instrument used by doctors to listen to internal body sounds (heart, lungs, etc.). This is a primary tool.
  • Coal: Irrelevant to the medical profession.

Conclusion

The stethoscope is the most appropriate tool related to a doctor, mirroring the relationship between a painter and a brush.

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Important Questions from Analogy

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

    12 : 60 :: 16 : ?

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

    16 : 144 :: 28 : ?

  3. Select the set 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 / subtracting /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)

    (42, 18, 3)

    (36, 14, 4)

  4. Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

    ABILITY : LIBAYTI : : CHRONIC : ORHCCIN : : HEAVILY : ?

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

    (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.)

    (4, 50, 6)

    (13, 128, 3)

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