Question

Consider the analogy:
Water : P :: Food : Q
Choose the combination of P and Q from the options below that forms a meaningful analogy.

• A. P = Thirst; Q = Hunger
• B. P = Drink; Q = Hunger
• C. P = Thirst; Q = Satiated
• D. P = Wet; Q = Critic

Hint:

Think about the specific bodily sensation caused by lacking water, then find the matching sensation caused by lacking food.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We are given the analogy Water : P :: Food : Q. We need to find words P and Q so that the relationship between Water and P matches the relationship between Food and Q.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
In this kind of analogy, we first work out the exact link between the first pair, then apply that same link to the second pair. A useful link to test here is the bodily need or sensation caused by lacking that thing.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
When the body lacks water, it produces the sensation of thirst. This is a direct cause and effect: no water leads to thirst.
By the same logic, when the body lacks food, it produces the sensation of hunger: no food leads to hunger.
So the link "lack of X produces the sensation Y" holds for both pairs when P = Thirst and Q = Hunger.
Check option (B): P = Drink is an action, not a bodily sensation, so it breaks the sensation-caused-by-lack link that Food has with Hunger.
Check option (C): Q = Satiated means fully fed, which is the opposite sensation of hunger, and it does not match the water-thirst link, since thirst is a need and not the state after that need is met.
Check option (D): P = Wet and Q = Critic share no logical link at all; wet is a physical state, not a bodily sensation, and critic has nothing to do with food.

Step 4: Final Answer:
The pair that keeps the same lack-causes-sensation relationship in both halves is P = Thirst and Q = Hunger.
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