Choose the option that best completes the analogy:
Forbid : Permit :: Ignorant : ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Knowledgeable
Given pair: Forbid : Permit → opposites (to forbid is to say that something must not be done, to permit is to allow it)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Ignorant : Unaware | close in meaning (unaware means not knowing about something) |
| (2) Ignorant : Illiterate | not opposites (illiterate means not able to read or write) |
| (3) Ignorant : Knowledgeable (answer) | opposites (ignorant means lacking knowledge, knowledgeable means knowing a lot) |
| (4) Ignorant : Curious | not opposites (curious means eager to know or learn something) |