Direction: Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.…
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Direction: Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. Traditional : Modern : : Sharp : ?
- A.
Difficult
- B.
Plain
- C.
Tough
- D.
Blunt
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In a word analogy, the two words of the first pair are linked by one fixed logical relationship. The same relationship must then be applied to the second pair to identify the missing word from the given options.
Application:
Traditional and Modern are antonyms — a traditional way of doing something is the opposite of a modern way.
So the relationship linking the first pair is ‘Opposite’ (antonym).
Applying the same ‘Opposite’ relationship to the second pair, the missing word must be the antonym of Sharp.
Among the given words, Blunt is the direct antonym of Sharp — an edge or point that has lost its sharpness is described as blunt.
Cross-check:
Difficult is opposed by ‘Easy’, not by anything related to sharpness.
Plain is opposed by words like ‘Fancy’ or ‘Ornate’, not by sharpness.
Tough is opposed by ‘Soft’ or ‘Fragile’, not by sharpness.
None of these carries forward the same ‘Opposite’ relationship as Traditional : Modern, so Sharp : Blunt is the pair that matches.
