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 should be considered as meaningful words, and they should not be related to each other on the basis of the number of letters/consonants/vowels in the words.)
Student : Class :: Country : ?
Analogy Reasoning: Student Class Country Relation
The question asks us to identify the relationship between the first pair of words (Student : Class) and apply the same relationship to find the missing word related to 'Country'. We need to select the correct option that completes the analogy.
Understanding the Student-Class Relationship
Let's analyze the relationship between 'Student' and 'Class':
- A Student is an individual learner.
- A Class is a group or collection of students who are taught together.
Therefore, the relationship is: An individual entity (Student) forms part of a larger collective group (Class).
Applying the Relationship to Country
Now, we apply this same logic to the word 'Country'. We are looking for a term that represents a larger collective group composed of individual 'Countries'.
Analyzing the Options
Let's examine each option:
- Continent: A continent is a very large landmass, often recognized as a distinct geographical or geopolitical entity. Continents are typically made up of several countries. For example, Europe is a continent that contains many countries. This aligns well with the relationship identified (Country is part of a Continent).
- Region: A region is a geographical area. While a region can encompass multiple countries (e.g., Southeast Asia), the term is broader and less specific than 'Continent' in representing a primary, large-scale grouping of countries. A region can also be smaller than a continent or defined differently.
- Council: A council is a group of people, usually elected or appointed, who make decisions or give advice. It does not represent a grouping of countries in a geographical or political sense.
- Nation: A nation is often used interchangeably with 'country' or refers to a large group of people sharing a common culture, language, or history, potentially across different countries or within one. It doesn't represent a collection *of* countries.
Conclusion
Comparing 'Country' to the options, 'Continent' is the most fitting term. Just as a 'Class' is a collection of 'Students', a 'Continent' is a collection of 'Countries'.
Important Questions from Reasoning Analogy
Directions for the following 8 (eight) items: Read the following six passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
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Which one of the following statements is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
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Which one of the following is the most logical and rational corollary to the above passage?
With the digital phenomenon restructuring most social sectors, it is little surprise that global trade negotiations are now eyeing the digital area in an attempt to pre-emptively colonise it. Big Data is freely collected or mined from developing countries, and converted into digital intelligence in developed countries. This intelligence begins to control different sectors and extract monopoly rents. A large foreign company providing cab service, for instance, is not a work of cars and drivers, it is digital intelligence about commuting, public transport, roads, traffic, city events, presonal behavioural characteristics of commuters and driver and so on.
Which of the following is most definitively implied by the above passage?
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What is the most logical and rational Corry to the above passage?
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