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GATE 2020 PI – Question 3

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

Select the word fitting the analogy: White : Whitening :: Light : ______.

  1. Lightning
  2. Lightening
  3. Lighting
  4. Enlightening

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Correct answer: (B) Lightening

Explanation

Whitening means making whiter. Lightening correspondingly means making lighter, whereas lighting means illumination and lightning is an electrical discharge. The same adjective-to-change process gives B.

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