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Directions: Select the related letter from the given alternatives

TOTAL : YSWCM :: MINUS : ?

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SSC CHSL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper (21-Nov-2025) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

RMQWT

This is a letter-coding analogy in which each letter is shifted forward by a decreasing step from left to right.

Check TOTAL to YSWCM: T (+5) becomes Y, O (+4) becomes S, T (+3) becomes W, A (+2) becomes C, L (+1) becomes M.

So the shift pattern across the five letters is +5, +4, +3, +2, +1.

Apply the same pattern to MINUS: M (+5) becomes R, I (+4) becomes M, N (+3) becomes Q.

U (+2) becomes W, S (+1) becomes T.

Putting the coded letters together gives R-M-Q-W-T, i.e. RMQWT.

Therefore the letter group that replaces the question mark is RMQWT.

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