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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 related word pair from the given alternatives. Teeth : Cut :: ____ : ______.

  2. Select the related word pair from the given alternatives. Celsius : Temperature :: ______ : ____.

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

    0.24 : 0.0024 :: 3.03 : ?

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

    (11, 13, 17)

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

    154 : 10 :: 261 : ?

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