Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Curd : Milk
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This analogy focuses on the relationship between a finished product and its main raw material. The pair Wine : Grapes shows that grapes are the basic ingredient used to make wine. Your task is to find a second pair where the first word is a finished product and the second word is the primary ingredient or raw material used to make it. Such questions blend simple general knowledge with careful attention to the order of the words in each pair.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
The structure in Wine : Grapes can be expressed as “product : raw material”. Wine is made from grapes, not the other way round. We must now find a pair where the product is named first and its raw material second. Curd : Milk fits perfectly because curd (or yoghurt) is made from milk. Thread : Cloth reverses the relationship, because cloth is made from thread or yarn, not thread from cloth. Wood : Table is also reversed in direction, as tables are made from wood. Chair : Sit does not show a material relation at all. Therefore, the only pair that mirrors the product to source pattern is Curd : Milk.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Express the relationship in the base pair as “Wine is made from grapes”.
Step 2: State the pattern as “product : ingredient”.
Step 3: Evaluate Curd : Milk. Curd is made by fermenting milk, so milk is the raw material and curd the product. This matches the pattern.
Step 4: Evaluate Thread : Cloth. Here, cloth is produced from thread, so the direction is “raw material : product”, which does not match.
Step 5: Evaluate Wood : Table. Tables are made from wood, so again this is “raw material : product”, reverse of what we need.
Step 6: Evaluate Chair : Sit. Sit is a verb and not a raw material or product, so this pair does not fit the pattern at all.
Step 7: Conclude that Curd : Milk is the only option that correctly mirrors the relationship and order of Wine : Grapes.
Verification / Alternative check:
To double check, form simple sentences for each option. “Wine is made from grapes” is correct. “Curd is made from milk” matches the same pattern. “Thread is made from cloth” is clearly wrong; instead, “Cloth is made from thread” is correct, which reverses the order. “Wood is made from table” is also incorrect; instead “Table is made from wood” is right. “Chair is made from sit” is meaningless. Only Wine : Grapes and Curd : Milk produce natural sentences of the form “product is made from raw material”.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Thread : Cloth and Wood : Table both talk about manufacturing, but in the opposite direction from the required pattern. The raw material appears first and the product second, which is the reverse of Wine : Grapes. Chair : Sit does not express a product material relationship at all; instead it relates an object to an action associated with it. Thus none of these alternatives maintain both the correct relationship type and the correct word order.
Common Pitfalls:
A common mistake is to ignore the order of words and simply look for any pair that contains raw material and product. However, analogy questions are sensitive to direction. Another pitfall is to be distracted by Wood : Table because this pair clearly involves manufacturing, but the direction is reversed when compared with Wine : Grapes. To avoid such mistakes, always restate the base pair in a full sentence and ensure the option can be used in the same sentence pattern without changing word positions.
Final Answer:
Wine is made from grapes, and in the same way curd is made from milk. Therefore the correct analogous pair is Curd : Milk.
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