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Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
UNREAL : MCHVSA :: CREATE : FVDIWI :: AROUND : ?

Options

A

FPXSWF

B

FQXSWG

C

EPXSXE

D

EPXSWG

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Correct Answer :

Option D

EPXSWG

Solution :

The correct option is EPXSWG.

To find the logic behind the relationship, let us analyze how the first letter-cluster transforms into the second letter-cluster: UNREAL : MCHVSA.

First, we write the letters of the word UNREAL in reverse order:
L - A - E - R - N - U

Next, we add consecutive integers (+1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6) to the positional values (A = 1, B = 2, ..., Z = 26) of these reversed letters:

L (12) + 1 = 13 \Rightarrow M

A (1) + 2 = 3 \Rightarrow C

E (5) + 3 = 8 \Rightarrow H

R (18) + 4 = 22 \Rightarrow V

N (14) + 5 = 19 \Rightarrow S

U (21) + 6 = 27 \Rightarrow 1 \Rightarrow A

This gives the cluster MCHVSA.

Let us verify this logic with the second pair: CREATE : FVDIWI.

Reversing the word CREATE gives:
E - T - A - E - R - C

Applying the addition pattern to their alphabetical positions:

E (5) + 1 = 6 \Rightarrow F

T (20) + 2 = 22 \Rightarrow V

A (1) + 3 = 4 \Rightarrow D

E (5) + 4 = 9 \Rightarrow I

R (18) + 5 = 23 \Rightarrow W

C (3) + 6 = 9 \Rightarrow I

This gives the cluster FVDIWI.

Now, applying the same pattern to the word AROUND:

Reversing the word AROUND gives:
D - N - U - O - R - A

Applying the addition pattern:

D (4) + 1 = 5 \Rightarrow E

N (14) + 2 = 16 \Rightarrow P

U (21) + 3 = 24 \Rightarrow X

O (15) + 4 = 19 \Rightarrow S

R (18) + 5 = 23 \Rightarrow W

A (1) + 6 = 7 \Rightarrow G

This results in the letter-cluster EPXSWG.

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