Question

Each question consists of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed by four pairs of related words, Select the pair which has the same/similar relationship.
PAIN : SEDATIVE

• A. comfort : stimulant
• B. grief : consolation
• C. trance : narcotic
• D. ache : extraction

Hint:

When dealing with analogies, look for the relationship between the two words and find options that reflect the same type of connection.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the relationship between "PAIN" and "SEDATIVE".
The relationship between "PAIN" and "SEDATIVE" is that a sedative is a substance used to relieve pain or calm someone. In the same way, a narcotic is used to relieve or induce a trance-like state.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) comfort : stimulant: This does not have a similar relationship. A stimulant does not comfort.
(B) grief : consolation: While consolation helps with grief, it is not the same type of relationship as "PAIN" and "SEDATIVE."
(C) trance : narcotic: Correct — A narcotic is used to induce a trance-like state, similar to how a sedative is used to reduce pain.
(D) ache : extraction: This is not the correct relationship. Extraction does not directly relate to an ache.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (C) trance : narcotic, as it follows the same pattern as "PAIN : SEDATIVE".

Answer 2

SEDATIVE is the substance used to relieve or manage PAIN, so the matching pair must show a substance and the state or effect it is used to bring about or manage.

1. Comfort : Stimulant: A stimulant is used to increase alertness or energy, the opposite effect of bringing comfort or calm, so this pair does not mirror the relieving relationship between pain and a sedative.
2. Grief : Consolation: Consolation can ease grief, but consolation is an act or gesture, not a substance in the way a sedative is a substance, so the type of relationship does not match structurally.
3. Trance : Narcotic: A narcotic is a substance that induces a trance-like or altered state, matching the SEDATIVE : PAIN structure where a substance produces or manages a particular condition.
4. Ache : Extraction: An extraction (as in removing a tooth) can cause an ache rather than relieve it, and extraction is a procedure, not a substance, so the relationship runs in the opposite direction and structure.

Only trance and narcotic preserve the same "substance produces/manages a state" structure that links pain and sedative.

Therefore, the correct answer is trance : narcotic.