___________ is to surgery as writer is to ___________ Which one of the following options maintains a similar logical relation in the above sentence? A. Plan, outline B. Hospital, library C. Doctor, book D. Medicine, grammar
GATE 2021 · General Aptitude · Word Pairs · medium
Answer: C. Doctor, book — Doctor is to surgery as writer is to book; both pairs express a professional person and their primary domain/output.
- Identify the relationship type: ___ is to surgery = the person whose core work is surgery => Doctor (or Surgeon). Writer is to ___ = the core output/product of a writer => Book. The relationship is: professional person : their primary professional output or domain.
- Verify each option: A. Plan:outline — Plan is to surgery? No clear relationship; plan is not a person who performs surgery. B. Hospital:library — Hospital is the place surgery happens; library is the place books are kept. The relation shifts from person->work to place->resource. C. Doctor:book — Doctor performs surgery (person:work); writer writes book (person:work). MATCHES. D. Medicine:grammar — Medicine is related to surgery as a field, but writer:grammar is a loose linguistic tool rather than a writer's primary product.