SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 175

SSC CPO - 11 Nov 2022 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q175

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 must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/ number of consonants/ vowels in the word)

Worried : Anxious :: At ease : ?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Calm.

The logic used here is:

Worried : Anxious

Worried means thinking that something bad might happen.

Anxious means worried and afraid.

Worried and anxious are synonyms.

Similarly,

At ease : ?

At ease means relaxed.

Calm means quiet, and without worry.

At ease and calm are synonyms.

Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.