Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Analogy

Question:

In the following question a certain relation exists between the first two words. The same relation also exists between the third and the fourth word. Out of these four words one word is missing and is denoted by a question mark in the question. Find out the missing word from the words given below.
French : France :: Dutch : ?

Options:

Fiji

Sweden

Netherlands

Norway

Correct Answer:

Netherlands

Explanation:

The missing word is Netherlands.

The relationship between the first two words is that the first word is the demonym of the second word. A demonym is a word that describes the people of a particular country or region. So, French is the demonym of France, meaning that the people of France are called French.

The same relationship exists between the third and fourth words. Dutch is the demonym of Netherlands, meaning that the people of Netherlands are called Dutch.