Discussion
Consider the pairs given in capital letters. Corresponding entries given in front of them (lower-case letters) may or may not represent similar relationship. Choose the option(s) that represent(s) the similar relationship of corresponding lower-case entries as that of the pair given in capital letters.
I. OAFISH : ASTUTE:: Simpleton : Sage
II. FINE : IMPRISONMENT:: Misdemeanour : Felony
III. FINE : IMPRISONMENT:: Bail : Bond
IV. OAFISH : ASTUTE:: Wise: Smart
Answer: A
The pairs with the same relationship are I and II.
Oafish (stupid, clumsy) and astute (shrewd) are opposites, and so are simpleton and sage (I). A fine is the lighter penalty and imprisonment the heavier, just as a misdemeanour is the lesser offence and a felony the graver one (II).
Bail and bond are related ideas of security for release, not a lesser and a greater penalty (III), and wise and smart are near-synonyms, not opposites (IV).
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