Direction: For each of the following questions select the answer pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalised pair.
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CONTIGUOUS : ABUT ::
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- Possible : Occur
- Synthetic : Create
- Simultaneous : Coincide
- Constant : Stabilise
Correct Option: C
As per the given above question , we can say that
‘Contiguous’ means ‘in contact or in close proximity without actually touching’. ‘Abut’ means ‘adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border’. Thus the words are synonymous.
‘Possible’ means ‘that may or can be’ and ‘occur’ means ‘to take place or to happen’. ‘Simultaneous’ means ‘existing or occurring at the same time’ and ‘coincide’ means ‘to happen at the same time or during the same period’. Therefore, these words are synonyms.
Therefore ,CONTIGUOUS : ABUT :: SIMULTANEOUS : COINCIDE is correct answer .
