Q. What is the missing term in the following?
ACPQ : BESU:: MNGI: @
(a) NPJL
(b) NOJM
(c) NPIL
(d) NPJM
Correct Answer: (d) NPJM
Question from UPSC Prelims 2020 CSAT Paper
Explanation :
ACPQ : BESU
The first term ACPQ : BESU, A is shifted by 1 position to become B, C is shifted by 2 positions to become E, P is shifted by 3 positions to become S and Q is shifted by 4 positions to become U.
Applying this logic to the third term (MNGI), we can find the missing term by shifting each letter accordingly. M is shifted by 1 position to become N, N is shifted by 2 positions to become P, G is shifted by 3 positions to become J and I is shifted by 4 positions to become M.
So the missing term is NPJM.
