alleryAnnihilation : Fire :: Cataclysm : ?
AEmergency only
BEarthquake only
CFlood
DDrought only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Flood
1. The chapter solves this example.
2. Annihilation (total destruction) is caused by fire in the analogy.
3. Cataclysm (great disaster) often refers to a flood.
4. Hence Flood is the answer.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Analogy (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), Example 2, section on Analogy_
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