Question

Medicine: Illness :: Law:?

• A. Punishment
• B. Crime
• C. Court
• D. Discipline

Hint:

In analogies, identify the relationship first—is it purpose, function, result, etc.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

In analogy questions, the relationship between the first pair of words must be mirrored in the second pair

Given pair: Medicine : Illness

Options for the second word with Law :

• Punishment
• Crime
• Court
• Discipline

Identify the Relationship in the Given Pair

The pair Medicine : Illness expresses a purpose/remedy \(\Rightarrow\) problem relationship:\ Medicine is used to treat or cure an illness. We can write this idea symbolically as \(\text{Tool/Remedy} \Rightarrow \text{Target Problem}\).

Mirror the Relationship for “Law : ?”

If we mirror the same structure, \(\text{Tool/Remedy} \Rightarrow \text{Target Problem}\), then: 
Law plays the role of a social remedy/tool; hence the corresponding target problem should be what the law is primarily designed to address or control.

Option-by-Option Analysis

(A) Law : Punishment

• \(\Rightarrow\) Punishment is often a consequence of enforcing law, not the primary target problem.
• \(\Rightarrow\) Structure becomes \(\text{Tool} \Rightarrow \text{Consequence}\), which does not mirror \(\text{Remedy} \Rightarrow \text{Problem}\).

(B) Law : Crime

• \(\Rightarrow\) Crime is the core problem that law aims to prevent, define, and control.
• \(\Rightarrow\) This matches the structure \(\text{Remedy} \Rightarrow \text{Problem}\), just like Medicine : Illness.

(C) Law : Court

• \(\Rightarrow\) A court is an institution where the law is interpreted and applied.
• \(\Rightarrow\) Structure becomes \(\text{Tool} \Rightarrow \text{Place/Institution}\), which does not mirror the original relation.

(D) Law : Discipline

• \(\Rightarrow\) Discipline can be an outcome or byproduct of effective laws.
• \(\Rightarrow\) Structure becomes \(\text{Tool} \Rightarrow \text{Byproduct}\), which again fails to mirror the remedy \(\Rightarrow\) problem relation.

Correct Choice & Justification

Correct Answer: Crime

Justification: Medicine : Illness \(\Rightarrow\) Remedy \(\Rightarrow\) Problem.\ Likewise, Law : Crime \(\Rightarrow\) Social remedy/regulation \(\Rightarrow\) Social problem.\ Therefore, the relationship is preserved: law exists primarily to prevent, define, and respond to crime—just as medicine exists to treat illness.

Quick Memory Hooks

• \(\Rightarrow\) Pattern: Remedy \(\Rightarrow\) Problem.
• \(\Rightarrow\) Medicine \(\Rightarrow\) Illness (health domain).
• \(\Rightarrow\) Law \(\Rightarrow\) Crime (social/legal domain).
• \(\Rightarrow\) Punishment/Discipline = outcomes; Court = place — not the target problem.

Answer 2

The given analogy is a relationship between two subjects, and we need to identify a similar relationship with the options provided.

Medicine: Illness

• Medicine is used to treat or manage an Illness.

Law: ?

• We need to determine what Law is primarily associated with or used to manage.

Let's analyze the options:

1. Punishment: This is the consequence of breaking a law, not something that law directly manages.
2. Crime: This is an action that infringes upon the law; the law is established to manage or prevent crime.
3. Court: This is an institution where legal issues are adjudicated, not what the law manages.
4. Discipline: This refers to the act of training or maintaining behavior, which is tangentially related to law enforcement but isn't the focus of law itself.

Considering the analogy, Law is to Crime as Medicine is to Illness. 
Hence, the correct answer is "Crime."