Question

Bank : River :: Coast : ? 

• A. Flood
• B. Waves
• C. Sea
• D. Beach
• E.

Hint:

When dealing with analogies, consider the geographical or environmental relationships between the terms. Focus on their real-world connections.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The analogy "Bank : River" shows the relationship where a bank is a land area along a river. This relationship is based on the proximity of the bank to the river. Similarly, the term "Coast" refers to the land along the "Sea" or "Ocean", where the coast is the land next to the water body. Hence, the correct answer is (c) Sea. 
We can break it down as: 
- Bank is to River as Coast is to Sea. Both involve a geographical relationship where the first word refers to land and the second word to the body of water that the land borders. 
Thus, the correct analogy is (c) Sea. 

Answer 2

Instead of stating the relationship directly, substitute each option into the analogy and check whether the same land-water relationship holds.

1. Option A (Flood): A flood is an event, not a body of water a coast permanently borders, so "Coast : Flood" does not mirror "Bank : River".
2. Option B (Waves): Waves are a feature of the sea, not the water body itself, so "Coast : Waves" is not parallel to a bank bordering a river.
3. Option C (Sea): A bank is land bordering a river, and in the same way, a coast is land bordering a sea — the relationship of land bordering a body of water matches exactly.
4. Option D (Beach): A beach is itself a stretch of shore, essentially another word for coast, not the water body the coast borders, so it fails the same test.

Only option C keeps the land-to-water-body relationship intact.

Hence, the correct answer is Sea.