Question

In each of the following questions, the second word is formed by rearranging the letters of the first word according to a specific pattern. Apply the same pattern to the third word to determine the correct answer from the given alternatives.

NUMBER : UNBMRE ::GHOSTS : ?

• A. HGOSTS
• B. HOGSTS
• C. HGSOST
• D. HGSOTS

Answer 1

Answer:

C. HGSOST

The pattern in NUMBER → UNBMRE is:

• Swap each pair of adjacent letters:

  • N U → U N

  • M B → B M

  • E R → R E

Apply the same to GHOSTS:

• G H → H G

• O S → S O

• T S → S T

So the answer is:

HGSOST