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) Cricket: Bat :: Badminton: ?
Analogy Breakdown: Cricket and Badminton Equipment
This question tests your ability to understand relationships between words, specifically analogies. The goal is to identify the relationship between the first pair of words (Cricket : Bat) and apply the same relationship to find the missing word for the third word (Badminton : ?).
Cricket and its Equipment: The Bat
Let's examine the first pair: Cricket and Bat.
- Cricket is a popular sport.
- A Bat is the primary piece of equipment used by a player to hit the ball in the sport of Cricket.
So, the relationship is: Sport Name is related to its Primary Hitting Equipment.
Badminton and its Primary Equipment
Now, we apply this relationship to the second part of the analogy.
- Badminton is another sport.
- We need to find the primary piece of equipment used to hit the shuttlecock in Badminton.
Evaluating the Options
Let's look at the given options to find the correct equipment for Badminton:
- 1. Ball: While balls are used in many sports (like Cricket), the projectile hit in Badminton is a shuttlecock, not typically called a ball.
- 2. Stick: A stick is a general term and not the specific name for the equipment used in Badminton.
- 3. Player: A player is the person who plays the game, not the equipment used.
- 4. Racket: A Racket (or racquet) is the specific and primary equipment used by players to strike the shuttlecock in the sport of Badminton.
Conclusion: The Correct Analogy
Following the established relationship (Sport : Primary Hitting Equipment), the word that relates to Badminton in the same way that Bat relates to Cricket is Racket.
Therefore, the correct option is the one that names the hitting equipment for Badminton.
Important Questions from Reasoning Analogy
WSO is related to XXUP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, ONKG is related to PPMH. To which of the following is VURN related, following the same logic?
Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(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.)
Withdraw : ExtractSelect the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
Duleep Trophy : Cricket
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 their 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.)
(4, 35, 11)
(1, 82, 61)
7 is related to 30 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 14 is related to 100. To which of the following is 22 related following the same logic?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their 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.)
