alleryOasis : Sand :: Island : ?
AWater
BSea only
CRiver only
DWaves only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Water
1. The chapter solves this example explicitly.
2. Oasis is a mass of water amid sand (general material).
3. Island is a mass of land amid water (general material).
4. So Water is the correct match.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Analogy (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), Example 1, section on Analogy_
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