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Question

Select the word-pair that best represents a relationship similar to the one expressed in the word-pair given below.

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

Mustang : Horse

The correct answer is

Burmese : Cat

Solving the Mustang Horse Analogy

The question asks us to find a word-pair that shares the same relationship as the given pair: Mustang : Horse.

First, let's analyze the relationship between Mustang and Horse.

  • A Mustang is a specific type or breed of Horse. While often associated with feral horses, they originated from domestic horses and are considered a breed or distinct population type within the species Equus ferus caballus.

So, the relationship is essentially "Specific Breed/Type : General Animal". Now, let's examine the options provided to find a similar relationship.

Analyzing the Options for Similar Relationship

  • Option 1: Stag : Deer

    A Stag is a male Deer. This relationship is based on gender (Male : Animal), not breed or type.

  • Option 2: Burmese : Cat

    A Burmese is a specific breed of Cat. This relationship is "Specific Breed : General Animal", which is similar to the Mustang : Horse relationship.

  • Option 3: Turkey : Fowl

    A Turkey is a type of Fowl. Fowl is a broader term often used for domesticated birds like chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc. While a Turkey is a specific kind of bird categorized as fowl, the relationship "Type : Broad Category of Bird" is slightly less specific than a defined breed within a species, compared to Mustang (breed) within Horse (species) or Burmese (breed) within Cat (species).

  • Option 4: Panthera Leo : Lion

    Panthera Leo is the scientific name (genus and species) for a Lion. This relationship is "Scientific Name : Common Name", which is different from a breed or type relationship.

Comparing the relationships, the pairing Burmese : Cat best matches the relationship of Mustang : Horse. Both represent a specific breed or type belonging to the broader animal category.

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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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