Directions to Solve ...
Explanation:
The given pair of words 'Corden : zrogbq' is related to each other through a certain pattern or logic. We need to identify this pattern and apply it to find the alternative that will replace the question mark in the given pair of words ' ? : pxivro'.
Pattern:
To identify the pattern, let's look at the letters in each word of the given pair 'Corden : zrogbq'. We can see that each letter in the second word is shifted by a certain number of positions from the corresponding letter in the first word.
For example,
- The letter 'C' is shifted by 2 positions to get the letter 'z' (i.e. C + 2 = z)
- The letter 'o' is shifted by 3 positions to get the letter 'r' (i.e. o + 3 = r)
- The letter 'r' is shifted by 4 positions to get the letter 'o' (i.e. r + 4 = o)
- The letter 'd' is shifted by 5 positions to get the letter 'g' (i.e. d + 5 = g)
- The letter 'e' is shifted by 6 positions to get the letter 'b' (i.e. e + 6 = b)
- The letter 'n' is shifted by 7 positions to get the letter 'q' (i.e. n + 7 = q)
So, the pattern is that each letter in the second word is shifted by its position in the first word.
Applying the pattern:
Now, let's apply this pattern to find the alternative that will replace the question mark in the given pair of words ' ? : pxivro'.
Let's take the first word 'Corden' and find the positions of its letters:
- C - 1st position
- o - 2nd position
- r - 3rd position
- d - 4th position
- e - 5th position
- n - 6th position
Using the pattern, we can shift each letter in the second word 'pxivro' by its position in the first word:
- p + 1 = q
- x + 2 = z
- i + 3 = l
- v + 4 = z
- r + 5 = w
- o + 6 = u
So, the alternative pair of words is '? : qzlwu'.
Identifying the correct option:
Now, we need to check which of the given options follows the same pattern as the given pair of words.
- Option 'A': mulmul -> m + 1 = n, u + 2 = w, l + 3 = o, m + 4 = q, m + 5 = r, l + 6 = r -> This option does not follow the pattern.
- Option 'B': sulsul -> s + 1 = t, u + 2 = w, l + 3 = o, s + 4 = w, u + 5 = z, l + 6 = r -> This option follows the pattern.
- Option 'C': munmun -> m + 1 = n, u + 2 =