Question

lying : perjury

• A. statement : testimony
• B. seeing : observing
• C. taking : stealing
• D. eating : dining

Hint:

When solving analogy questions, focus on whether the second term represents a specialized, legal, or extreme form of the first term.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

We need to identify the relationship between "lying" and "perjury" and then find an option with the same relationship.
"Perjury" is a specific form of lying that occurs under oath, particularly in a legal setting. It is a specialized, more formalized version of the general act of lying.
In the options:
- Option (a) "statement : testimony" — testimony is a specific type of statement given under oath, which seems parallel, but here the analogy is based on formalized legal lying, not just general category-subset.
- Option (b) "seeing : observing" — observing is not a specialized formal version of seeing, they are synonyms with subtle differences, not a legal context relationship.
- Option (c) "taking : stealing" — stealing is a specific, criminal form of taking, just as perjury is a criminal form of lying. This is the most accurate analogy.
- Option (d) "eating : dining" — dining is a more formal or social version of eating, but not illegal or criminal, so it doesn’t match the legal/criminal nuance in the original pair.
Therefore, "taking : stealing" (Option c) is the correct analogy.