Book is to author — Aptitude Question
Book is to author: Book : Author :: Painting : ? Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Analogies & Classification
- Section: Logical Reasoning
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 35 seconds
Question
Book : Author :: Painting : ?
Options
- Canvas
- Colour
- Artist
- Gallery
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: C. Artist
Worked solution
- The relation is creation to creator.
- A painting is created by an artist.
- Canvas and colour are materials; gallery is where it hangs.
Answer: Artist.
The idea
Creation-to-creator is one of the commonest analogy relations. Materials and locations are the standard distractors.
Shortcut. 'Author' is a person, so the answer must be a person: 'Artist' is the only one among the options.
Common trap. "Canvas" — the base a painting is made on, as paper is a book's; but 'author' names the maker, not the material.
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