GATE CS 2021 Set 1 Q5 — General Aptitude

To solve this analogy, we need to find a pair of words that establishes a consistent logical relationship when placed in the blanks:

[Blank 1] is to surgery as writer is to [Blank 2]

Let's evaluate the options by analyzing the relationship between the words:

• Option A (Plan, outline): "Plan is to surgery as writer is to outline." The relationship is weak and asymmetrical.
• Option B (Hospital, library): "Hospital is to surgery as writer is to library." A hospital is a place where surgery is performed, but a writer is a person (agent), not a place. The analogy is structurally unbalanced.
• Option C (Doctor, book): "Doctor is to surgery as writer is to book."
  • A doctor is the professional agent whose primary action/output is performing a surgery.
  • A writer is the professional agent whose primary action/output is producing a book.
  This represents a clear and balanced Agent : Output/Activity relationship.
• Option D (Medicine, grammar): "Medicine is to surgery as writer is to grammar." This does not maintain a parallel logical connection.

Thus, Option C is the correct choice.