Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.
JM-HK-FI
MP-KN-IL2594
Correct Answer :
PS-NQ-LO
Solution :
The correct option is PS-NQ-LO.
To understand the pattern, let us first note the alphabetical positions of the letters:
A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, D = 4, E = 5, F = 6, G = 7, H = 8, I = 9, J = 10, K = 11, L = 12, M = 13, N = 14, O = 15, P = 16, Q = 17, R = 18, S = 19, T = 20, U = 21, V = 22, W = 23, X = 24, Y = 25, Z = 26.
Let us analyze the pattern in the first given triad, JM - HK - FI:
For the first letters of each term (J, H, F):
Thus, the first letters decrease by 2 at each step.
For the second letters of each term (M, K, I):
Thus, the second letters also decrease by 2 at each step.
Additionally, within each pair, the second letter is 3 positions ahead of the first letter:
Let us verify this same pattern with the second given triad, MP - KN - IL:
For the first letters (M, K, I):
For the second letters (P, N, L):
Checking the difference within each pair:
Now, let us test the correct option, PS - NQ - LO:
For the first letters (P, N, L):
This matches the first-letter pattern.
For the second letters (S, Q, O):
This matches the second-letter pattern.
Checking the difference within each pair:
This matches the internal difference pattern.
Therefore, the triad PS-NQ-LO follows the exact same pattern.
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