From the given pairs of words, choose the pair which carries the same relation as:
Sound : Cacophony
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Smell : Stench
Given pair: Sound : Cacophony → a thing we sense : its unpleasant form (cacophony is a harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Taste : Style | neither is unpleasant (here taste means a sense of what is fine or fashionable, and style is a manner of doing things) |
| (2) Speech : Oration | an elevated form of speech, not an unpleasant one (an oration is a formal, grand public speech) |
| (3) Smell : Stench (answer) | a thing we sense : its unpleasant form – stench is to smell what cacophony is to sound (stench is a strong, very unpleasant smell) |
| (4) Sight : Panorama | not an unpleasant form (a panorama is a wide, open view of a large area, usually a pleasing one) |