Question

Given below is a pair of words or phrases.
Select the option that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed below:
Malapropism: Words
A) Anachronism: Time
B) Ellipsis: Sentence
C) Jinjanthropism: Apes
D) Catechism: Religion

Answer 1

Hint: Relationship means grammatical relations and functional relationship between constituents in a clause.

Complete answer:
Option A) Anachronism: Time – is the correct answer because the meaning of anachronism is ‘a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned’ and this shows the relation with the time. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Ellipsis: Sentence – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ellipsis is ‘for omitted material within a single quoted sentence and ellipsis points to show omission within the quotation’ and this is not with the relationship with sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Jinjanthropism: Apes - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of jinjanthropism is ‘a group of Australian people or community and they are known as zinjanthropus’ and this is not with the relationship with apes. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Catechism: Religion – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of catechism is ‘a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for religious instruction’ and this is also not a direct relation with religion. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option’ A’.

Note:In this question, it is more like giving a synonym of the word. Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning. Like Anachronism: Time Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to other options because anachronism and time are synonyms of each other.