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Question

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
JK:QR:::?

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2016 (Tier 1) Previous Year Question Paper (11-Sep-2016) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is
BC:IJ

This is an analogy question. We need to find the relationship between JK and QR, and then apply that same relationship to find the correct pair.

Step 1: Analyze the relationship between JK and QR.

Let's look at the alphabetical positions of the letters:

  • J is the 10th letter.
  • K is the 11th letter.
  • Q is the 17th letter.
  • R is the 18th letter.

Notice that the difference between J and Q is 7 (17 - 10 = 7), and the difference between K and R is also 7 (18 - 11 = 7). The pattern is a consistent gap of 7 letters between each pair.

Step 2: Apply the pattern to find the related pair.

We need to find a pair of letters that have a gap of 7 letters between them.

  • Option 1 (ST:UV): S is 19, T is 20, U is 21, V is 22. The difference is only 1.
  • Option 2 (WX:ZY): W is 23, X is 24, Y is 25, Z is 26. The difference is only 1.
  • Option 3 (BC:IJ): B is 2, C is 3, I is 9, J is 10. The difference is 7 (9-2=7 and 10-3=7).
  • Option 4 (MN:OR): M is 13, N is 14, O is 15, R is 18. The difference is inconsistent.

Step 3: Identify the correct answer.

Only option 3 (BC:IJ) follows the same pattern as JK:QR, maintaining a consistent difference of 7 letters.

Therefore, the correct answer is BC:IJ.

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