A Biography is the written life story of a person. In the same way, what is to a Nation as Biography is to a Man?

Introduction / Context:
This analogy question tests the ability to relate abstract ideas and written records. The pair Man : Biography shows that a Biography is the written account of a person s life. The second pair, Nation : ?, asks for the corresponding term that represents the written account of the life or development of a nation. Such analogies are common in verbal reasoning and general knowledge sections, because they connect vocabulary with basic social science concepts.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Man refers to an individual human being.
• Biography is a detailed written account of a person s life.
• Nation refers to a country or a large group of people with a shared identity.
• The options are History, Leader, Story, and Nationalism.
• We assume standard textbook definitions from history and literature.

Concept / Approach:
The relationship in the first pair is subject and written record. A person may have a Biography that records his or her experiences, actions, and achievements. For a Nation, the parallel idea is History. History is the systematic, written record of events that have occurred in the life and development of a country or people. Thus the analogy completes as Man : Biography :: Nation : History. The other options are related to nations but do not express the idea of a written record describing the nation s past.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Identify the link between Man and Biography. A Biography is a written life story of a man or woman. Step 2: Recognise that this is a relationship of subject to written account. Step 3: Apply the same pattern to Nation. We must find the term that stands for the written record of a nation s life and events. Step 4: Recall that History is the study and written record of past events, particularly regarding human societies and nations. Step 5: Check all options and confirm that History uniquely fits this description, while the other options do not.

Verification / Alternative check:
We can verify by looking at standard descriptions. History of India, History of France, and History of a particular region all refer to written narratives and analysis of events affecting the nation. A Leader is a person who guides people, not a record. Story is a broad term for any narrative, often fictional, and does not specifically mean a factual account of a country s past. Nationalism is a political and emotional belief or ideology related to pride and attachment to the nation, not a written account. Therefore, only History stands in the same type of relationship to Nation as Biography does to Man.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Leader: A Leader is an individual who leads a nation or group, not the written record of the nation itself.
Story: Story can be fictional or factual, and it is too general. The question expects the specific term used for factual records of national events, which is History.
Nationalism: Nationalism refers to a feeling or ideology of strong support for one s nation and is not a written chronicle of events.

Common Pitfalls:
Some candidates may choose Story because Biography is also a story of a life. However, Biography is a specific genre of factual writing, just as History is a specific discipline and record related to nations. Another pitfall is confusion between History and Nationalism because both are associated with nations. Remember that the pattern is subject and record, not subject and emotion. Keeping track of the exact role each word plays helps avoid such errors in future analogies as well.

Final Answer:
A Biography is the written life story of a person, and similarly the written record of a Nation is its History.