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

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SSC Selection Post - 2024

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.
PLEASED: ELPADES :: HOWEVER: WOHEREV :: IMAGINE : ?

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MAIGEIN

AMIGENI

AIMGEIN

MAIGNEI

The correct answer is

AMIGENI

Deconstructing the Letter Cluster Relationship

The question asks us to identify a pattern in the relationship between the first two letter clusters (PLEASED: ELPADES) and the next two (HOWEVER: WOHEREV), and then apply that same pattern to the third cluster (IMAGINE) to find the missing one.

Identifying the Rearrangement Pattern

Let's analyze the first pair, PLEASED to ELPADES, by numbering the positions of the letters in the original word:

P(1) L(2) E(3) A(4) S(5) E(6) D(7)

Now, let's see how these positions are rearranged in ELPADES:

E(3) L(2) P(1) A(4) D(7) E(6) S(5)

The rearrangement sequence is: 3, 2, 1, 4, 7, 6, 5.

Let's verify this pattern with the second pair, HOWEVER to WOHEREV:

H(1) O(2) W(3) E(4) V(5) E(6) R(7)

Applying the 3, 2, 1, 4, 7, 6, 5 sequence:

W(3) O(2) H(1) E(4) R(7) E(6) V(5)

This results in WOHEREV, which matches the second pair. The pattern is confirmed.

Applying the Pattern to 'IMAGINE'

Now we apply the discovered rearrangement pattern (3, 2, 1, 4, 7, 6, 5) to the word IMAGINE:

Original word: IMAGINE

Letter positions:

I is at position 1
M is at position 2
A is at position 3
G is at position 4
I is at position 5
N is at position 6
E is at position 7

Rearranging according to the 3, 2, 1, 4, 7, 6, 5 pattern:

Position 3: A
Position 2: M
Position 1: I
Position 4: G
Position 7: E
Position 6: N
Position 5: I

Combining these letters gives us: AMIGENI.

Therefore, IMAGINE relates to AMIGENI in the same way the other pairs are related.

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