SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 160

SSC CPO - 9 Nov 2022 - Shift 3 • Reasoning • Q160

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words should be considered meaningful words and should not be related to each other on the basis of the number of letters/consonants/vowels in the word.)

Increase : Diminish :: Smile : ?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Frown.

The relationship between Increase and Diminish is that they are opposites. Similarly, the relationship we are looking for in the set Smile should also be opposites.

The correct choice is Frown, as it is the opposite of "Smile.