Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Analogy

Question:

From the given pair of words, choose the pair which carries the same relation as:

Light : Blind

Options:

Language : Deaf

Speech : Dumb

Tongue : Sound

Voice : Vibration

Correct Answer:

Speech : Dumb

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Speech : Dumb

Light : Blind shows a relationship where blindness prevents one from perceiving light. Similarly, a dumb person is unable to produce speech, so the pair Speech : Dumb mirrors the same relation — the inability to experience or perform due to a condition.

Let’s examine the other options:

  • Option (1) → Language : Deaf: Deafness affects hearing, not language directly.

  • Option (2) → Tongue : Sound: The tongue helps produce sound, but this is a functional/causal relation, not one of inability.

  • Option (4) → Voice : Vibration: Vibration produces voice — again, a cause-effect relation, not one involving inability.