The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words: Intelligentsia : Elitist

Commonality : Common Class
Gentry : Public
Rabble : Plebeian
Outer Shell : Sea Shell

The correct answer is: A. Commonality : Common Class

Intelligentsia refers to a group of people who are highly educated and intelligent. Elitist refers to a person who believes that they are superior to others because of their education or intelligence. Commonality refers to the quality of being common or ordinary. Common class refers to the class of people who are not wealthy or powerful.

The other options are not correct because:

  • Gentry refers to the upper class of people in a society. Public refers to all the people in a society.
  • Rabble refers to a disorderly crowd of people. Plebeian refers to a common person.
  • Outer shell refers to the hard covering of an animal or plant. Sea shell refers to the hard covering of a mollusk.