Artist is to painting as senator is to which of the following in this relationship question.

Introduction / Context:
This analogy explores the relationship between a person and the primary product or output of that person’s professional work. An artist creates paintings, so we must decide what a senator, in a political context, primarily creates or contributes to. The question tests understanding of roles in government and the correct pairing of profession with output.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• First pair: Artist : painting.
• An artist is someone who produces artworks, often in the form of paintings.
• Second pair: Senator : ?
• Options: politician, constituents, attorney, law.
• We assume a senator is a member of a legislative body, such as a senate.

Concept / Approach:
The link Artist : painting is “professional person is to primary work product.” A senator is a type of politician whose main formal role is to debate, draft and vote on laws. Therefore, the correct product linked with a senator is law. Politician describes the general category to which senator belongs, similar to how “painter” would describe an artist, not the product. Constituents are people represented by the senator, and attorney is a completely different profession. Only law fits as the equivalent of painting in the analogy.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Express the first pair as a sentence: An artist creates a painting. Step 2: Look for a completion that allows a similar sentence: A senator creates or works on blank. Step 3: Consider the role of senators in a legislature. They debate and pass laws. Step 4: Evaluate the options. Politician is the type of person, not the output. Constituents are the people they represent. Attorney is another job. Step 5: Recognise that law is the direct object of legislative work, matching the role of painting for an artist.

Verification / Alternative check:
We can test the match by making parallel phrases: “Works of an artist are paintings” and “Works of a senator are laws.” These sound logical and show a similar relationship between person and result. If we try to pair senator with politician, we get “An artist is to painting as senator is to politician,” which changes from person to product in the first pair to person to category in the second pair, breaking the analogy. The options constituents and attorney also fail because they are people, not outputs or creations.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Politician: Names the general class of person that includes senators but does not represent what senators produce.
• Constituents: These are the people a senator represents, not the product of the senator’s work.
• Attorney: A different profession that does legal work, unrelated to the question’s structure.

Common Pitfalls:
Many candidates choose politician because they see both words as related to politics. However, analogy problems demand that the second pair mirror the type of relationship, not merely share a topic. The first pair is not “artist : artist” but “artist : painting,” which is creator and creation. To answer correctly, think about the senator’s main formal output in a legislature, which is law making.

Final Answer:
The correct completion is Senator : law, so the analogy reads Artist : painting :: Senator : law.