SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 177

SSC CPO - 9 Nov 2022 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q177

Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.

(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)

Chickenpox: Virus

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Anthrax: Bacteria.

The logic used here is:

Chickenpox: Virus

Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus.

Similarly;

Anthrax: Bacteria

Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis.

Hence, Anthrax: Bacteria is the correct answer.