'Conceal' is related to 'Disclose' in the same way as 'Identical' is related to '..........'. (The words must be considered as me…

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Question

'Conceal' is related to 'Disclose' in the same way as 'Identical' is related to '..........'. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related based on the number of letters/consonants/vowels.)

  1. A. Similar
  2. B. Analogous
  3. C. Distinct (Correct answer)
  4. D. Homogeneous

Correct Answer

Option C — Distinct

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Distinct.

Key Points

  • The relationship is antonym: 'Conceal' is the opposite of 'Disclose'.
  • The opposite of 'Identical' is Distinct (the other options are synonyms of identical).

Additional Information

  • State the relation as a sentence before looking at the options: *conceal is the opposite of disclose*, so the answer must be the opposite of identical.
  • Three of the four options — similar, analogous, homogeneous — are synonyms of identical. Planting several synonyms when the relation is antonymy is the standard trap.
  • Distinct means separate or different in kind, which is the precise opposite of identical.

Topics covered: SSC CGL 2024 Reasoning Analogy