‘JM’ is related to ‘PS’ in the same way as ‘BE’ is related to __?

Concept: In a letter-based coding analogy of the form ‘X is related to Y’, each letter of X is shifted forward by one fixed number of alphabet positions to obtain the corresponding letter of Y; the same fixed shift is then applied to both letters of the second given word to find its match.

1. Assign alphabet positions: J = 10, M = 13, P = 16, S = 19.

2. Compute the shift from the first pair: P − J = 16 − 10 = 6 and S − M = 19 − 13 = 6, so both letters shift by the same fixed amount, +6.

3. Apply the same +6 shift to ‘B’ (position 2) and ‘E’ (position 5): 2 + 6 = 8 and 5 + 6 = 11.

4. Convert the resulting positions back to letters: position 8 = H and position 11 = K, giving the pair ‘HK’.

Cross-check: counting forward six letters directly gives B → C → D → E → F → G → H, confirming B shifts to H, and E → F → G → H → I → J → K, confirming E shifts to K — matching the result above.

Hence, ‘BE’ is related to ‘HK’ in the same way as ‘JM’ is related to ‘PS’.