Directions to Solve ...
Question Analysis:
The given question is based on a series of letters. We are given a pair of letters in the format of AB : CD and we need to find the pair of letters that follows the same pattern.
Understanding the Pattern:
To understand the pattern, let's analyze the given pair of letters - BCFG : HILM.
We can observe that each letter in the second set is the letter that comes after the corresponding letter in the first set, based on their positions in the English alphabet.
For example,
- B is the second letter in the alphabet, so H is the second letter that comes after B.
- C is the third letter in the alphabet, so I is the third letter that comes after C.
- F is the sixth letter in the alphabet, so L is the sixth letter that comes after F.
- G is the seventh letter in the alphabet, so M is the seventh letter that comes after G.
Therefore, the pattern is that each letter in the second set is the letter that comes after the corresponding letter in the first set, based on their positions in the English alphabet.
Applying the Pattern:
Now, let's apply the same pattern to the second pair of letters - NORQ : ?
- N is the fourteenth letter in the alphabet, so the letter that comes after N is the fourteenth letter after it, which is X.
- O is the fifteenth letter in the alphabet, so the letter that comes after O is the fifteenth letter after it, which is U.
- R is the eighteenth letter in the alphabet, so the letter that comes after R is the eighteenth letter after it, which is W.
- Q is the seventeenth letter in the alphabet, so the letter that comes after Q is the seventeenth letter after it, which is T.
Therefore, the pair of letters that follows the same pattern as NORQ : ? is TUXW.
Conclusion:
Based on the given pattern, the correct alternative which will replace the question mark is option 'C' - TUXW.