In each of the following questions, the second word is formed by rearranging the letters of the first word according to a specifi…

General Intelligence & Reasoning ·Previously asked in SSC CGL 2025

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Question

In each of the following questions, the second word is formed by rearranging the letters of the first word according to a specific pattern. Identify that pattern and apply the same to the third word to find the correct answer from the given alternatives.

NUMERAL : UEALRMN :: ALGEBRA : ?

  1. A. LRBAGEA
  2. B. BARLAGE
  3. C. LERAGBA
  4. D. LERABGA (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — LERABGA

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is LERABGA.

Key Points

  • Work out where each output letter came from. NUMERAL (N-U-M-E-R-A-L) becomes UEALRMN.
  • Reading the source positions of the output: U is 2nd, E is 4th, A is 6th, L is 7th, R is 5th, M is 3rd, N is 1st — the fixed order 2, 4, 6, 7, 5, 3, 1.
  • Apply that to ALGEBRA (A-L-G-E-B-R-A): positions 2, 4, 6, 7, 5, 3, 1 give L, E, R, A, B, G, A → LERABGA.

Additional Information

  • Derive the pattern as a position map, not as a description in words; the map then applies mechanically and cannot be misremembered.
  • LERAGBA is the near-miss distractor, differing only in the last three letters — so the final positions must be checked, not assumed.
  • Repeated letters (ALGEBRA has two A's) are harmless once you work by position rather than by letter identity.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

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NUMERAL : UEALRMN :: ALGEBRA : ?

  1. A. LRBAGEA
  2. B. BARLAGE
  3. C. LERAGBA
  4. D. LERABGA

Topics covered: SSC CGL Reasoning Reasoning SSC CGL 12 Sep 2025 Q14