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GATE 2021 AG – Question 5

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Oasis is to sand as island is to ______.

  1. Stone
  2. Land
  3. Water
  4. Mountain

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Correct answer: (C) Water

Explanation

An oasis is surrounded by desert sand; an island is surrounded by water. Preserving the object-to-surrounding-medium relationship gives **water, C**. The surrounding material, rather than the object’s own composition, defines the analogy.

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