In each of the following question there is certain relation between two given…
2023
In each of the following question there is certain relation between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of :: while the another word is to be found from the given alternatives , having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bears. Choose the best alternative.
Eye : Wink : : Heart : ?
- A.
Move
- B.
Throb
- C.
Pump
- D.
Quiver
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Correct answer: B
Concept: In this analogy, the second word names the specific movement or action that characteristically describes the first word - not a generic action, but the precise term commonly used for that body part's characteristic behaviour.
Application: Eye : Wink - a wink is the specific movement characteristically associated with an eye. Applying the same relationship, Heart : ? needs the word that specifically names the heart's characteristic movement - that is Throb, the rhythmic pulsating beat of a heart.
Cross-check: Each remaining option fails to match the same relationship:
Move - too generic; almost any object can move, so it does not capture the specific characteristic action the analogy requires.
Pump - names the heart's function or purpose, not a characteristic movement word, unlike Wink which is a movement word.
Quiver - describes a slight trembling motion, which is not the term normally used for a heart's characteristic movement.