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The pair Pen : Ink shows a certain relation. Which pair below shows the same relation?

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  • ABook : Paper
  • BChair : Wood
  • CLamp : Oil
  • DBrush : Painter

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A pen is not made of ink; it holds ink and uses it up in doing its work. A lamp stands in exactly that relation to oil, burning it away as it gives light. 'Book : Paper' and 'Chair : Wood' are the traps, since both join an object to the substance it is built from, which is a different tie altogether — the paper is not spent as the book is read. 'Brush : Painter' names the person who wields the tool.
Answer: C) Lamp : Oil

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