Question

The following 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. DIVA : OPERA

• A. Producer : Theatre
• B. Director : Drama
• C. Conductor : Bus
• D. Thespian : Play

Hint:

Look for roles or performers in the given analogy to find the most appropriate pair in similar contexts.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the relationship.
A diva is a famous female singer, especially in opera. An opera is a type of musical performance. Similarly, a thespian is an actor or actress, and a play is the performance they act in.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) Producer : Theatre: A producer is important in theatre but doesn't have the same direct performer-role relationship that a diva has with opera.
(B) Director : Drama: A director may direct a drama, but it’s more of a role rather than a direct performer-genre relationship.
(C) Conductor : Bus: A conductor in this context refers to someone who conducts music, not driving a bus, and has a different relationship.
(D) Thespian : Play: Correct — A thespian (actor/actress) performs in a play, just as a diva performs in an opera.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (D) Thespian : Play, as the relationship matches the one between diva and opera.

Answer 2

The relationship between DIVA and OPERA is "a skilled performer of a particular art form" is to "the art form/performance they are known for". Let's check which pair carries the same performer-to-performance relationship:

1. Producer : Theatre: A producer manages the business and financial side of a production, not a performer, so this is a management-to-venue relationship, not a performer-to-performance one.
2. Director : Drama: A director guides and stages the drama but is not the performer appearing within it, this is a creative-control relationship, not a performer relationship.
3. Conductor : Bus: A bus conductor is an entirely different sense of the word "conductor" from a musical conductor, and neither driving nor collecting fares on a bus is a performance art at all.
4. Thespian : Play: A thespian is an actor who performs in a play, exactly mirroring how a diva is a performer known for opera.

Producer and Director both describe people who manage or stage a performance rather than perform in it themselves, and Conductor : Bus is a play on words with no performance sense at all, leaving only the pair that matches performer to performance.

Therefore, the correct answer is Thespian : Play.