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GATE 2021 EC – Question 4

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

*Nostalgia* is to *anticipation* as ________ is to ________.

Which one of the following options maintains a similar logical relation in the above sentence?

  1. Present, past
  2. Future, past
  3. Past, future
  4. Future, present

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Correct answer: (C) Past, future

Explanation

Nostalgia is a longing for the past, while anticipation looks forward to the future. So the analogous pair is "Past" is to "future".