Question

Flow : River :: Stagnant : ?

• A. Rain
• B. Stream
• C. Pool
• D. Canal

Hint:

In analogy questions, think of characteristics or properties that define the relationship between the two items. Here, "stagnant" relates to a "pool" in a way that "flow" relates to a "river".

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

FLOW describes what a RIVER does; it is a body of water that is always moving.
Rain falls rather than staying still, and a stream and a canal both carry moving water, so none of these describe stillness.
A pool, on the other hand, is water that collects and stays in place with no current, matching the meaning of "stagnant" directly.
Therefore, the correct answer is Pool.

Answer 2

A useful way to solve this analogy is to notice that FLOW and STAGNANT are opposite qualities of water, so the answer must be a word describing a body of water where FLOW's opposite quality applies.

1. Rain: Rain is precipitation, not a standing body of water, so it does not fit the "opposite of flowing" idea about a water body.
2. Stream: A stream is defined by its flow, essentially a smaller version of a river, so it shares FLOW's quality rather than STAGNANT's.
3. Pool: A pool has no outlet or current, so water simply sits in it, making it the clearest embodiment of "stagnant" water.
4. Canal: Canals are built specifically to move water from one place to another, so they share the flowing quality, not stillness.

Since a river is defined by flow, and a pool is defined by the absence of flow, the two pairs mirror each other perfectly.

Therefore, the correct answer is Pool.