SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 196

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q196

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

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. OPR – JKL.

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

In options 2, 3, and, 4 the pair is the opposite alphabet.

Option 2) PHJ – KSQ = P ⇔ K, H ⇔ S, J ⇔ Q

Option 3) RTV – IGE = R ⇔ I, T ⇔ G, V ⇔ E

Option 4) BFX – YUC = B ⇔ Y, F ⇔ U, X ⇔ C.

But option 1 not follow the same pattern.

Hence, option 1 is an odd one.