Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Ability

Topic

Analogy

Question:

Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.

CROW : XILD :: SPONGE : ?

Options:

HKLMTV

FJLMTV

HKLPRV

HKLMSY

Correct Answer:

HKLMTV

Explanation:

1   2    3    4   5    6   7     8    9  10  11  12  13

 A   B   C    D   E    F   G    H    I    J    K    L   M

 ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓     ↓   ↓    ↓     ↓   ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓

 Z   Y    X   W   V    U   T    S    R   Q   P    O   N

26  25  24  23  22  21  20  19  18  17  16  15  14

 

CROW : XILD :: SPONGE : ?

The logic;

(the letters are placed as opposite letters)

C → OPPOSITE → X

R → OPPOSITE → I

O → OPPOSITE → L

W → OPPOSITE → D

Similarly,

S → OPPOSITE → H

P → OPPOSITE → K

O → OPPOSITE → L

N → OPPOSITE → M

G → OPPOSITE → T

E → OPPOSITE → V

Thus, HKLMTV is correct.