AEHB is related to FJMG in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, DHKE is related to IMPJ. To wh…

Question

AEHB is related to FJMG in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, DHKE is related to IMPJ. To which of the following is GKNH related, following the same logic?

1. A. LPSM (Correct answer)
2. B. PLMS
3. C. PLSM
4. D. LPMS

Correct Answer

Option A — LPSM

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is LPSM.

Key Points

• Compare the given pairs letter by letter to find the rule:
  • AEHB → FJMG: A+5=F, E+5=J, H+5=M, B+5=G
  • DHKE → IMPJ: D+5=I, H+5=M, K+5=P, E+5=J
• The rule is simply +5 to every letter, position by position.
• Applying it to GKNH:
  • G+5 = L, K+5 = P, N+5 = S, H+5 = M
• The answer is LPSM.

Additional Information

• Note that three distractors — PLMS, PLSM, LPMS — use the same four letters in different orders. The rule gives not just the letters but their positions, so order is the whole test.
• Check each position independently rather than pattern-matching the cluster as a whole; that is what separates LPSM from LPMS.
• Alphabet positions make the shift easy to verify: G=7 → L=12, K=11 → P=16, N=14 → S=19, H=8 → M=13, each a gain of exactly 5.
• If a shift carries past Z, wrap around to A — for example Y+5 = D. No wrap is needed here, but it is the standard extension of the rule.