SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 174

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q174

Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one.
 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. HNU.

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 above table of alphabet position, 

Option 1) QIZ = 17 9 26 (17 + 9 = 26)

Option 2) HNU = 8 14 21 (8 + 14 = 22 ≠ 21)

Option 3) GKR = 7 11 18 (7 + 11 = 18) 

Option 4) MKX = 13 11 24 (13 + 11 = 24)

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.