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RRB NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2025 Shift-1 📅 09 Jun, 2025

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::?

# : QYE :: BHP : %

A
# = RNF, % = WKK
B
# = LBZ, % = GEU
C
# = WKK, % = LBZ
D
# = GEL, % = RNF
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RRB NTPC Graduate Tier 1
2025 • 09 Jun, 2025 • Shift-1
Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::?

# : QYE :: BHP : %
Correct Answer
# = LBZ, % = GEU
Symmetrical Shift Analysis: In logical analogy questions of this format, we must identify and verify an identical, repeating letter-shift progression bridging t......
Ref/Book : RRB NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2025
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💡 Analysis & Explanation
Symmetrical Shift Analysis ▼
In logical analogy questions of this format, we must identify and verify an identical, repeating letter-shift progression bridging the left side pair to the right side pair. We will test the explicitly correct option (# = LBZ, % = GEU) to deconstruct and validate the underlying logic.
Validating the Embedded Logic ▼
If the placeholder # is replaced by LBZ, we trace the forward alphabetic relationship to QYE: L(+5)=Q, B(-3)=Y (moving backward from B past A to Z, Y), and Z(+5)=E (cycling past Z to A, B, C, D, E). The exact shift matrix is (+5, -3, +5). Now let's apply this exact matrix to BHP to check if it generates %: B(+5)=G, H(-3)=E, P(+5)=U. This successfully generates GEU.
Conclusion ▼
The mathematical shift sequence acts as a perfect consistent mirror, proving # is LBZ and % is GEU.
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