Q.57
The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words.
Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair.
Unemployed : Worker
Options:
(A) fallow : land
(B) unaware : sleeper
(C) wit : jester
(D) renovated : house
Unemployed Worker Analogy: Best Matching Pair Explained
Unemployed : Worker shows a state of non-functionality for its defining role—unemployment describes a worker not working. The matching pair mirrors this absence of expected activity.
Correct Answer
(A) fallow : land best expresses the relation.
Fallow land is cultivated land left idle or unseeded, paralleling how unemployed defines a worker’s idle state [ from prior context]. Both capture purposeful non-use in their primary function.
Option Breakdown
| Option | Relation Explained | Why Matching or Not? |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Fallow : Land | Fallow means land plowed but left uncultivated, resting from productivity. | Perfect match; like a worker being unemployed, land is fallow when not farmed—idle in core role . |
| (B) Unaware : Sleeper | Unaware means lacking awareness; sleeper is someone sleeping. | Weak; unaware isn’t the defining idle state of sleepers (they can be aware dreamers)—no direct non-function link. |
| (C) Wit : Jester | Wit is clever humor; jester is a professional witty performer. | Opposite; jester embodies wit actively, not its absence. |
| (D) Renovated : House | Renovated means repaired or modernized; house is the structure. | Reverse; renovation restores function, unlike unemployment’s lack thereof. |
Exam Strategies
Analogies test precise relational logic: focus on “absence of primary trait.” Practice by flipping pairs (e.g., Worker : Employed). This GATE-style question hones vocabulary for competitive tests—fallow’s agricultural idle state seals it over active or restored pairs.
