Y’s utterance in the following conversation exchange violates the maxi

Y’s utterance in the following conversation exchange violates the maxim of __________.

X: Who was that you were with last night?

Y: Did you know that you were wearing odd socks?

quality

quantity

relation

manner

答案及解析：本题考查合作原则。C选项，relation关联原则，Y的回答和X的问题毫无关联性，因此违背了关联原则。A选项，quality 质量原则，不体现，故排除。B选项，quantity 数量原则，不体现，故排除。D选项，manner，方式原则，不体现，故排除。故正确答案为C。