SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 172

SSC CPO Tier I - 11th December 2019 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q172

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

INSPIRE : JPVTNXL : : PERSIST : ______

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. QGUWNYA.

Understanding Application

Given- INSPIRE : JPVTNXL : : PERSIST : ______

The relation between the first and the second term is:

Code- The letters in the second word are succeeded by the corresponding letters of the first word in the following manner:

I (9th letter) : J (9 + 1 = 10th letter)

N (14th letter) : P (14 + 2 = 16th letter)

S (19th letter) : V (19 + 3 = 22nd letter)

P (16th letter) : T (16 + 4 = 20th letter)

I (9th letter) : N (9 + 5 = 14th letter)

R (18th letter) : X (18 + 6 = 24th letter)

E (5th letter) : L (5 + 7 = 12th letter)

 

Similarly,

P (16th letter) : Q (16 + 1 = 17th letter)

E (5th letter) : G (5 + 2 = 7th letter)

R (18th letter) : U (18 + 3 = 21st letter)

S (19th letter) : W (19 + 4 = 23rd letter)

I (9th letter) : N (9 + 5 = 14th letter)

S (19th letter) : Y (19 + 6 = 25th letter)

T (20th letter) : A (20 + 7 = 27th letter)

Therefore, the answer is QGUWNYA.