NIMCET 2007 — English PYQ

The correct option is (a) Spring is to summer.

Detailed Solution

To solve this analogy problem, we must identify the exact chronological or structural pattern connecting the words in the base pair:

Analyzing the Base Pair

$$\text{Dawn}:\text{Morning}$$

• Relationship: Immediate Sequential Progression.

• Dawn is the transition period that marks the very beginning of the day, which is directly followed by the morning phase. It is a natural time progression where the first stage leads directly into the next.

  $$\text{Stage 1 (Initial / Transition)}\to \text{Stage 2 (Succeeding Phase)}$$

Evaluating the Options

Let us match the given choices against this sequential progression pattern:

• (a) Spring is to summer: Spring is a pleasant transition season that directly precedes and leads into the hotter summer season. This perfectly mirrors the natural, sequential cycle of time seen in $\text{Dawn}\to \text{Morning}$.

  $$\text{Spring (Season 1)}\to \text{Summer (Season 2)}$$

• (b) Sun is to Moon: These are two different celestial bodies often associated with opposites (day vs. night). They do not follow a structural stage-to-phase transition.

• (c) Week is to Month: This is a part-to-whole relationship. A week is a smaller component that fits inside a larger block of time (a month), rather than a phase that transitions directly into the next separate phase.

• (d) Birth is to Death: This represents the absolute beginning and the absolute end of a life cycle. They are extreme opposites rather than immediate consecutive stages.

Conclusion

$$\text{Dawn}:\text{Morning}::\text{Spring}:\text{Summer}$$