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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 183

SSC CPO Tier I - 12th December 2019 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q183

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Naveen, Sapna, Alka, Jenny, Megan, Farhad, and Bhavna are sitting in a row in a cinema hall. All of them are facing the screen that is towards the east. Sapna is at the extreme end and her immediate neighbor is Megan. Jenny is on the right of Megan. Bhavna has Megan and Farhad on each side. Alka is to the immediate right of Jenny who is sitting third from the south end.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
ZPEEXFLCRQ : SHIFT :: ATEXXDIBVO : ?
 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. WAGER.

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N
26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
Understanding

From the numerical position of the alphabet, 

ZPEEXFLCRQ : SHIFT :: ATEXXDIBVO : ?

26 16 5 5 24 6 12 3 18 17 : 19 8 9 6 20 :: 1 20 5 24 24 4 9 2 22 15 : ?

We can see that every even position increase +3 alphabet position but every odd position is not used in this pattern.

Then, 23 27 7 5 18 = WAGER