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.
Bird : Nestling :: Monkey : ?

Infant

The answer is Infant.

The relationship between the first two words is that the first word is an animal that lays eggs, and the second word is the name of a young animal that hatches from the eggs of the first animal. The same relationship exists between the third and fourth words.

• Bird lays eggs, and a nestling is a young bird that hatches from the eggs of a bird.
• Monkey does not lay eggs, but an infant is a young monkey that is born to a monkey.

• Duckling is a young duck, not a young monkey.
• Water is a habitat for some monkeys, but it is not the name of a young monkey.
• Tree is a habitat for some monkeys, but it is not the name of a young monkey.