In the following question find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
Safe : Secure :: Protect : ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Guard
Given pair: Safe : Secure → same meaning (both mean free from danger)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Protect : Lock | action : device (a lock is a device we use to protect a door or a box) |
| (2) Protect : Sure | not the same meaning (sure means certain) |
| (3) Protect : Guard (answer) | same meaning (to protect is to keep someone or something away from harm, and guard has the same meaning) |
| (4) Protect : Expose | opposites (to expose is to leave something open to danger) |