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In each of the following questions, a specific rearrangement of letters has been applied to the first word to form the second. Apply the same rearrangement pattern to the third word and choose the correct answer from the given options.

METAPHOR : EMATHPRO :: NORMAL : ?

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper (19-Jan-2026)
The correct answer is

ONMRLA

Look at how METAPHOR becomes EMATHPRO. Split into pairs and reverse each pair:

ME → EM, TA → AT,  PH → HP,  OR → RO  ⇒  EMATHPRO. ✓

Apply the same rule to NORMAL:

NO → ON,  RM → MR,  AL → LA  ⇒  ONMRLA.

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