Question

Charity : P :: Retaliation : Q
Choose the appropriate pair of words P and Q that fit the analogy.

• A. P = Parsimonious; Q = Vengeful
• B. P = Altruistic; Q = Amicable
• C. P = Resentful; Q = Spiteful
• D. P = Magnanimous; Q = Vindictive

Hint:

Find the adjective describing a person's character for each noun: a generous character for Charity, a revenge-seeking character for Retaliation.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

This is a noun to matching adjective analogy. Charity is the noun for the quality of giving generously without expecting anything back, and Retaliation is the noun for the act of paying back harm with harm. We need P to be the adjective that describes a person who shows charity, and Q to be the adjective that describes a person who is inclined to retaliate, so that both pairs follow the exact same noun to personality-adjective relationship.

1. P = Parsimonious; Q = Vengeful: Parsimonious means stingy or unwilling to spend, which is close to the opposite of charitable, not a match for "Charity". Q, "Vengeful", would fit Retaliation, but since P already fails, the pair as a whole is wrong.
2. P = Altruistic; Q = Amicable: Altruistic, meaning unselfish and caring for others, does describe someone charitable, so P works. But Amicable means friendly and cooperative, which describes the opposite temperament of someone who retaliates, not someone prone to revenge. Q fails, so the pair is wrong.
3. P = Resentful; Q = Spiteful: Resentful means holding a grudge, which has nothing to do with charity, so P fails immediately.
4. P = Magnanimous; Q = Vindictive: Magnanimous means generous and big-hearted, exactly the personality trait behind an act of charity, so P is a correct match. Vindictive means having a strong desire for revenge, exactly the personality trait behind an act of retaliation, so Q is also a correct match. Both halves of the analogy line up the same way.

Only option (D) keeps the same noun to matching personality-adjective relationship on both sides of the analogy, so P = Magnanimous and Q = Vindictive is correct.

Let's summarize:

• Charity is to Magnanimous as Retaliation is to Vindictive: in both pairs the second word is the adjective describing a person prone to the first word's action.
• The other options break this pattern on at least one side, either P does not match Charity, or Q does not match Retaliation.

The appropriate pair is P = Magnanimous, Q = Vindictive, option (D).