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.
Snake : Burrow :: Ant : ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Hill
Given pair: Snake : Burrow → animal : its home (a burrow is a hole or tunnel in the ground where an animal lives)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Ant : Sugar | animal : food (ants like to eat sugar) |
| (2) Ant : Nestling | not animal : its home (a nestling is a young bird still in its nest) |
| (3) Ant : Hill (answer) | animal : its home (ants live in an ant hill, a heap of earth with many tunnels inside) |
| (4) Ant : Mud | animal : material (mud is wet earth, a material, not the name of the ant’s home) |