Select the related letter from the given alternatives. CXFU : AZBY :: GYNM : ?
2017
Select the related letter from the given alternatives. CXFU : AZBY :: GYNM : ?
- A.
RIIP
- B.
EROP
- C.
EAJQ
- D.
IRRD
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Correct answer: C
Concept: A letter-coding analogy shifts each letter of the source word a fixed number of alphabet places (forward or backward, cycling from Z back to A when needed). The exact position-wise shift used for every letter in the first word-pair must be carried through, position by position, onto the second word to build its code.
Write the alphabet position of every letter in CXFU and AZBY: C=3, X=24, F=6, U=21 and A=1, Z=26, B=2, Y=25.
Work out the position-wise shift from CXFU to AZBY: C→A is 3→1 (−2), X→Z is 24→26 (+2), F→B is 6→2 (−4), U→Y is 21→25 (+4). So the four-position shift pattern is −2, +2, −4, +4.
Write the alphabet position of every letter in GYNM: G=7, Y=25, N=14, M=13.
Apply the same shift pattern position by position: G−2=5=E, Y+2=27→(cycles past Z)→1=A, N−4=10=J, M+4=17=Q.
Read the results in order: E, A, J, Q → EAJQ.
Cross-check: Reversing the shifts (+2, −2, +4, −4) on EAJQ recovers E+2=G, A−2 cycles back to Y, J+4=N, and Q−4=M — exactly GYNM again, confirming the relationship holds in both directions.
Result: GYNM codes to EAJQ.