SSC CGL (Prelims) General: Analogy and Coding-Decoding questions with solutions

Q1. Apply the same pattern used in the following group and find the correct option: WRITE → UQGSC, BREAK → ?

1. ZQCYI
2. ZQCZI
3. YOCYI
4. YPCYI

Answer: ZQCZI

Each letter in WRITE is shifted by a fixed pattern to form UQGSC. Applying the same position-wise shifts to BREAK gives ZQCZI. Hence, ZQCZI is the correct code.

Q2. Select the option that will replace the question mark: ABDF, CEGH, EHJJ, ?

1. GKML
2. FHJK
3. GKJL
4. HJKL

Answer: GKML

The groups follow a letter progression pattern across positions. Extending the sequence gives GKML as the next group. Therefore, GKML is correct.

Q3. If CAT = DBU, then DOG = ?

1. EPJ
2. FPH
3. EPH
4. EOJ

Answer: EPH

In CAT → DBU, each letter is shifted one place forward: C→D, A→B, T→U. Applying the same rule to DOG gives D→E, O→P, G→H, so the answer is EPH.