Question

Pick the appropriate analogy.
Birth : Dirge

• A. Sunset : Sunrise
• B. Security check : Arrival
• C. Marriage : Alimony
• D. Welcome address : Vote of thanks

Hint:

A dirge is performed at death, the opposite of birth; look for a pair where the second thing happens at the opposite of the first.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The safest way to solve an analogy question is to write out the exact relationship in a full sentence first, then test each option against that sentence.

1. Relationship: “A dirge is performed at death, which is the opposite of birth.”
2. Sunset : Sunrise: These are just two opposite events with nothing performed at one because of the other, so the sentence does not fit.
3. Security check : Arrival: A security check is linked to arrival itself, not to arrival's opposite, so the sentence does not fit.
4. Marriage : Alimony: Testing the sentence: “Alimony is paid at divorce, which is the opposite of marriage.” This fits perfectly, since divorce is indeed the ending or opposite of marriage.
5. Welcome address : Vote of thanks: Both occur at the same event (like a ceremony), not at each other's opposite, so the sentence does not fit.

Only option C matches the exact relationship pattern.

So the correct answer is option C.