Select the correct alternative that shares the same relationship as the given…

2022

Select the correct alternative that shares the same relationship as the given pair below – Fog : Visibility :: AIDS : ?

  1. A.

    Health

  2. B.

    Resistance

  3. C.

    Virus

  4. D.

    Death

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Correct answer: B

Concept

This is a "cause : impaired-capacity" analogy. The first word names an agent or condition; the second word names the one specific capacity that the agent directly reduces. The correct match must be the precise capacity attacked, not a vague overall state.

Application

  1. Fog directly reduces visibility, which is one specific, named capacity.

  2. AIDS stands for Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome; by definition it is a deficiency of immunity, so the specific capacity it reduces is the body's resistance (immunity).

  3. Applying the pattern "an agent reduces a specific capacity" gives Fog : Visibility :: AIDS : Resistance.

Contrast

  • Resistance: the body's immunity, the precise capacity AIDS depletes, mirroring how fog depletes visibility.

  • Health: a broad overall condition, not the single defining capacity that is reduced.

  • Virus: an agent or cause that parallels fog itself, not a capacity that is reduced.

  • Death: a final outcome, not a capacity being gradually diminished.

Result

Resistance.

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