Select the pair from the given options that best illustrate a similar relationship as the pair:-
Bicycle : Wheel
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Candle : Wick
Relationship in the given pair:
- A wheel is a part of a bicycle: a whole and one of its parts, the whole first.
- A wick, the thread that burns in the middle of a candle, is likewise a part of the candle, and the pair is in the same order.
Example: She trimmed the wick so that the candle would burn evenly.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Hammer : Nail — Incorrect. A hammer is a tool used on a nail; the nail is not a part of the hammer.
Option 2: Oven : fire — Incorrect. An oven uses heat or fire to cook; fire is not a fixed part of an oven. The link is of a thing and what it works by.
Option 4: Bulb : Light — Incorrect. A bulb gives out light; light is what it produces, not one of its parts.