Question

Choose the correct option.
Odometer: Distance :: :_
(A) Weighing scale : Weight
(B) Length : Width
(C) Inch : Foot
(D) Mileage : Speed

Answer 1

For this question, we need to choose a pair of words which would be symmetrical to the first pair of words given i.e. the chosen pair of words should give a similar relationship as given in the original pair of words.

Complete solution:
Odometer is an instrument that is used in vehicles to measure the distance covered by it. Thus, in the given pair, the first word represents an instrument and the second word represents the physical quantity measured by the instrument.
The second pair should be analogous to the given pair.
The second pair of words comes out to be Weighing scale: Weight, where the first word ‘weighing scale’ represents an instrument and the second word ‘weight’ represents the physical quantity measured. Whereas, in second, third and fourth options, both the words represent the same physical quantity. Hence they are not symmetrical to the given pair of words.

Hence the correct option is A.

Note: The odometer is usually combined with a speedometer, an instrument which indicates the speed of the vehicle. Both digital and mechanical odometers are in use. Similarly accelerometers are devices used for the measurement of acceleration. A tachometer is used for measuring the rotation speed of a shaft.