PINK: TMRO:: SOLD:?
Analogy Reasoning: Letter Coding Pattern
The question presents a letter analogy. We need to identify the relationship between the first pair of words (PINK: TMRO) and apply the same relationship to the second word (SOLD) to find the missing word.
Identifying the Pattern (PINK to TMRO)
- Compare the letters of 'PINK' to 'TMRO' position by position.
- P (16th letter) -> T (20th letter): Shift = +4
- I (9th letter) -> M (13th letter): Shift = +4
- N (14th letter) -> R (18th letter): Shift = +4
- K (11th letter) -> O (15th letter): Shift = +4
- The pattern is a consistent forward shift of 4 positions in the alphabet for each letter.
Applying the Pattern (SOLD to ?)
Apply the same +4 letter shift pattern to the letters in 'SOLD':
- S (19th letter) + 4 positions = 23rd letter = W
- O (15th letter) + 4 positions = 19th letter = S
- L (12th letter) + 4 positions = 16th letter = P
- D (4th letter) + 4 positions = 8th letter = H
Therefore, 'SOLD' becomes 'WSPH'.
Conclusion
The word related to 'SOLD' using the identified pattern is 'WSPH'. This corresponds to option 2.
Important Questions from Reasoning Analogy
WSO is related to XXUP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, ONKG is related to PPMH. To which of the following is VURN related, following the same logic?
Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)
Withdraw : ExtractSelect the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
Duleep Trophy : Cricket
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g., 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13, can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
(4, 35, 11)
(1, 82, 61)
7 is related to 30 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 14 is related to 100. To which of the following is 22 related following the same logic?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g., 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
