Question

Water : P :: Food : Q
Choose the P and Q combination from the options below to form a meaningful analogy.

• A. P = Thirst; Q = Hunger
• B. P = Drink; Q = Hunger
• C. P = Thirst; Q = Satiated
• D. P = Wet; Q = Critic

Hint:

Think about what need each item satisfies.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Treat the analogy as a template: item, then the need that item removes. Water removes thirst, so P should be the need that water removes, and by the same rule Q should be the need that food removes.

1. P = Thirst; Q = Hunger: drinking water takes away thirst and eating food takes away hunger, so the same template fits both sides perfectly.
2. P = Drink; Q = Hunger: Drink is close in meaning to water rather than the need it removes, so it does not match the template used for Q.
3. P = Thirst; Q = Satiated: Satiated is a feeling of being full after eating, not the need itself, so it is not parallel to Thirst.
4. P = Wet; Q = Critic: Wet simply describes water, and Critic is unrelated to food, so neither slot fits the needed pattern.

The pairing Thirst and Hunger is the only one that keeps the analogy consistent, confirming option (A).