Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair: Medicine : Health :: A. Science : Experiment B. Wealth : Peace C. Education : Knowledge D. Money : Happiness

GATE 2013 · General Aptitude · Word Pairs · medium

Answer: C. Education : Knowledge

1. Identify the relationship in the given pair: Medicine (X) is practised specifically to achieve Health (Y). Health is the direct, defining purpose of medicine. Relationship type: organised-discipline-to-its-essential-outcome.
2. Test each option against the identified relationship: A. Science : Experiment — experiment is a method of science, not its outcome. Relationship is tool/method, not outcome. Eliminated. B. Wealth : Peace — peace is a possible but not guaranteed or essential outcome of wealth. Contingent link. Eliminated. C. Education : Knowledge — knowledge is the direct, essential outcome that education is designed to produce. Strong match! D. Money : Happiness — happiness is an incidental, not essential, consequence of money. Contingent link. Eliminated.