Test of Reasoning - Alphabetical Analogy
1. EHGI : LONP :: ? : ORQS
Explanation: Between E and L, H and O, G and N, I and P there are 6 letters. Likewise count backwards from O to arrive at H, from R to arrive at K, from Q to arrive at J and from S to arrive at L.
2. TALE : LATE :: ? : CAFE
Explanation: The first and the third letters have been internchanged.
3. ADHM : ZWSN :: CFJO : ?
Explanation: A, D, H and M are 1st, 4th, 8th and 13th letters in the alphabet. Similarly Z, W, S and N are 1st, 4th, 8th and 13th letters from the end of the alphabet. Likewise C, F, J and O and X, U, Q and L are 3rd, 6th, 10th and 15 letters from the beginning and the end of the alphabet respectively.
4. BOQD : ERTG : : ANPC : ?
Explanation: Between B and E, O and R, Q and T, D and G there are 2 letters each. Likewise count from A to arrive at D, from N to arrive at Q, from P to arrive at S and from C to arrive at F.
5. AFKP : ZUPK : : BGLQ : ?
Explanation: Similar to Question 3.
6. AZBY : CXDW : : EVFU : ?
Explanation: When all the letters are viewed as a whole i.e. AZBYCXDWEVFU we find the alphabet from A to Z running alternately with the alphabet in reverse Z to A. Thus the answer would be GTHS.
7. BVSC : YEHX : : MRCP : ?
Explanation: Compare the position of the letters BVSC in the alphabet from A to Z with position of YEHX in the alphabet from Z to A.
8. EGIK : FILO : : FHJL : ?
Explanation: The corresponding letters of E - G - I - K and F - I - L - O have a gap of 0, 1, 2 and 3 letters respectively.
9. ACEG : NPRT : : ADGJ : ?
Explanation: A, C, E, G and N, P, R, T are alternate letters of the alphabet. A, D, G, J have a gap of 2 letters between them. N, Q, T, W satisfy the condition.
10. FHEG : JLIK : : PROQ : ?
Explanation: EFGH, IJKL, OPQR are arranged in a similar fashion in all the sets. The next to come would be STUV in the same fashion which TVSU.
11. AZBY : DWEV : : HSIR : ?
Explanation: the forward series is
A B C D E F G H I J K L and the reverse series is
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O.
12. AKU : ? : : CMW : DNX
Explanation: The corresponding letters of each set are in alphabetical sequence.
13. EGIK : WUSQ : : DFHJ : ?
Explanation: DFHJ and EGIK when placed alternately form a continuous sequence i.e. DEFGHIJK. Similarly, XVTR and WUSQ form a continuous sequence XWVUTSRQ.
14. RED : EFS : : BLUE : ?
Explanation: The letters following R, E, D are S, F, E which are jumbled up as EFS. Similarly letters following B, L, U, E are C, M, V, F which are available only in the first option.
15. ADBC : WZXY : : EHFG : ?
Explanation: Each set is a sequence of 4 letters jumbled up with the last letter at the second position. Thus D is the last in ABCD and placed at 2nd position, Z is the last in WXYZ and placed at 2nd position. In SVTU, V is the last letter placed at 2nd position.