Question

    Select the word-pair that best represents a similar

    relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Virus : Parasite 
    A Fungus : Jasmine Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Amaltas : Tree Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Fenugreek : Micro organism Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Algae : Flower Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A virus is a type of parasite — it cannot survive or reproduce without a host, which makes it a parasitic organism. So, the relationship is “Type of” — a virus is a kind of parasite. Amaltas (also known as Golden Shower) is a type of tree.   This is a “ type of” relationship, similar to Virus : Parasite.

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