Analogy: BPM:GNG::?:AKD.
2025
Analogy:
BPM:GNG::?:AKD.
- A.
VMJ
- B.
VMH
- C.
UNJ
- D.
none
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Correct answer: A
Concept: In a letter-position analogy, each letter of one term is produced by shifting the corresponding letter of the other term by a fixed number of places along the alphabet (A = 1, B = 2, ... Z = 26, wrapping past Z back to A). The same three shifts that turn the first term into its partner must also turn the second term's partner back into the missing term.
Letter | Position | Shift | Result position | Result letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | 2 | +5 | 7 | G |
P | 16 | -2 | 14 | N |
M | 13 | -6 | 7 | G |
Apply the same three shifts (+5, -2, -6) in reverse to the target pair A, K, D to recover the missing term:
Letter | Position | Reverse shift | Result position | Result letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 1 | -5 | -4 (wraps to 22) | V |
K | 11 | +2 | 13 | M |
D | 4 | +6 | 10 | J |
The missing term is therefore V, M, J.
Cross-check: apply the same shifts forward to V, M, J -- V(22) + 5 = 27, which wraps to 27 - 26 = 1 = A; M(13) - 2 = 11 = K; J(10) - 6 = 4 = D -- which reproduces A, K, D exactly, confirming the missing term.