Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster. MSD: NHW :: OAE : LZV :: NIP : ?
MRK
The relationship between the letter clusters is based on replacing each letter with its opposite letter in the alphabet.
The Logic: Opposite Letter Pairs
An opposite letter pair is when the first letter is as far from the beginning of the alphabet as the second letter is from the end (e.g., A is the 1st, Z is the 26th; B is the 2nd, Y is the 25th, and so on).
Let's apply this logic to the given examples:
MSD : NHW
The opposite of M is N.
The opposite of S is H.
The opposite of D is W.
This pair follows the pattern perfectly.
OAE : LZV
The opposite of O is L
The opposite of A is Z.
The opposite of E is V.
The pattern holds for the second and third letters. We will assume the overall pattern is correct despite the anomaly in the second example.
Solving for NIP : ?
Now, let's apply the same "opposite letter" pattern to NIP:
The opposite of N is M.
The opposite of I is R.
The opposite of P is K.
So, NIP becomes MRK.
The correct choice is Option 2.
Important Questions from Letter Based Series
Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the given letter series.
M N _ O J K M _ Q O J K _ N Q _ J K M N Q O _ K M N
Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the given letter series.
B _ E N B _ C E N B B C _ N B B C E _ B _ C
Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.
Y _ Y _ _ Y _ T _ Y _ Y
Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.
Y _ Y _ _ Y _ T _ Y _ Y
Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
WIX, VHW, UGV, TFU, ?
