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GATE 2020 ME (ME1) – Question 3

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

Select the word that fits the analogy: Build : Building :: Grow : ______.

  1. Grown
  2. Grew
  3. Growth
  4. Growed

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Correct answer: (C) Growth

Explanation

Building is the noun associated with the action build. The corresponding noun for grow is growth. Grown is a participle, grew is past tense, and growed is not the standard past form. **Answer: C.**