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 : ?
- A.
Health
- B.
Resistance
- C.
Virus
- 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
Fog directly reduces visibility, which is one specific, named capacity.
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).
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.