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UPSC CSE CSAT 2020 · Paper II (CSAT) · Question 49 · Logical & analytical reasoning

निम्न में लुप्त पद @ क्या है? ACPQ : BESU :: MNGI : @

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Question 49 — Logical & analytical reasoning.

CSAT 2020 · Q49

Logical & analytical reasoning Easy

निम्न में लुप्त पद @ क्या है?

ACPQ : BESU :: MNGI : @

Read this question in English

What is the missing term @ in the following?

ACPQ: BESU :: MNGI: @

(a) NPJL · (b) NOJM · (c) NPIL · (d) NPJM

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (d) NPJM

Going from ACPQ to BESU, the four letters move forward by 1, 2, 3 and 4 places. Applying the same shifts to MNGI gives N, P, J and M.

  1. A → B (+1), C → E (+2), P → S (+3), Q → U (+4).
  2. M + 1 = N, N + 2 = P, G + 3 = J, I + 4 = M.
  3. The missing term is NPJM.

Remember · In letter analogies, write the shift for each position separately; the shifts often run 1, 2, 3, 4.

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