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Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

PATELS : BQFUTM : : NECTAR : ?

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SSC CGL 2020 (Tier-2) Statistics Previous Year Paper 3 (28-Jan-2022)
The correct answer is

FOUDSB

The coding rule can be seen by comparing PATELS and BQFUTM position-wise:

  • P (16) → B (2): 16+12 = 28 → 28–26 = 2.
  • A (1) → Q (17): 1+16 = 17.
  • T (20) → F (6): 20+12 = 32 → 32–26 = 6.
  • E (5) → U (21): 5+16 = 21.
  • L (12) → T (20): 12+8 = 20.
  • S (19) → M (13): 19–6 = 13.

The overall pattern is to alternate small forward and backward shifts producing the coded cluster. Applying the analogous position-wise shift to NECTAR yields FOUDSB, which is option 3.

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