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Select the pair which has the same relationship.
AFTER:BEFORE

A. first:second

B. present:past

C. contemporary:historic

D. successor:predecessor

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

After means succeeding(take over) something and before means preceding(previous or prior) something. Similarly, successor is the one that comes after something while predecessor comes before something. Hence the closest relation is successor:predecessor.

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