Select the word that fits the analogy: White : Whitening :: Light : _________ A. Lightning B. Lightening C. Lighting D. Enlightening

GATE 2020 · General Aptitude · Word Pairs · medium

Answer: B. Lightening

1. Identify the morphological pattern: White + ening = Whitening (making/becoming white). So the pattern is: base adjective + ening.
2. Apply pattern to 'Light' and eliminate distractors: A. Lightning — no 'e', refers to electrical storm discharge (unrelated). B. Lightening — light + ening, process of making lighter. C. Lighting — different morphological form; means arrangement of lights. D. Enlightening — prefix 'en' added, changes meaning to 'making wiser'.