Analogy: Recipe Ingredients

XAT 2016 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Easy · Verbal Ability

"Assumptions are analogous to the basic ingredients in a gourmet recipe. Only the final product of the recipe dictates whether the ingredients suffice........."

Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?

  1. A.

    Good wine needs no advertisement!

  2. B.

    The apple never falls far from the tree!

  3. C.

    All is well that ends well!

  4. D.

    As you sow, so shall you reap!

  5. E.

    The proof of the pudding is in the eating!

Answer

E

Explanation

The statement asserts that the value/sufficiency of inputs (assumptions/ingredients) can only be judged by the final result. 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating' directly mirrors this meaning.

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