Question
Kind : _______ : : Often : Frequently
(By word meaning)
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- Marks to all
- From
- Official GATE 2023 answer key
In the official answer key, IIT Kanpur marked this question as MTA (Marks to All) because 'Kind' can mean 'benevolent' (with antonym Cruel/Mean) or 'type/sort' (synonymous with Type, mirroring the synonym pair Often:Frequently). Both interpretations are plausible, causing ambiguity.
Official key marked this question as MTA (Marks to All) due to semantic ambiguity in the analogy relation.
Solution
Analyze the semantic analogy pair Often : Frequently and apply it to Kind.
The pair 'Often : Frequently' consists of exact synonyms. For 'Kind', if interpreted as a noun meaning a category/class, its synonym is 'Type' (Option B). However, if 'Kind' is interpreted as an adjective meaning benevolent, its antonyms are 'Mean' (Option A) and 'Cruel' (Option C), or one might consider 'Kindly' (Option D) as related. Because 'Kind' has multiple meanings and the intended relationship between the terms was open to conflicting interpretations, the official key awarded Marks to All (MTA).
Marks to All (MTA)
Assuming 'Kind' is only used as an adjective meaning generous, missing that 'Kind' and 'Type' are exact noun synonyms.
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2023 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
- Question
- 2 of 65
- Section
- General Aptitude
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