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If 'STUDY' is coded as 'TVVEX', how is 'LEARN' coded?
MGBTO
MFBTO
MGBUO
NGBTO
MGBTO
Map the alphabetical positions of each letter and apply the progressive increment pattern +1, +2, +3, +4, +5.
Map the alphabetical positions of each letter and apply the progressive increment pattern +1, +2, +3, +4, +5.
Analyze the pattern in STUDY
S(19)+1=T(20), T(20)+2=V(22), U(21)+1=V(22), D(4)+1=E(5), Y(25)-1=X(24). Wait, let us re-evaluate: S+1=T, T+2=V, U+1=V, D+1=E, Y-1=X. Actually, the pattern is: S+1=T, T+2=V, U+1=V, D+1=E, Y-1=X is inconsistent. Let's look at the mapping again: S(19) тЖТ T(20) [+1], T(20) тЖТ V(22) [+2], U(21) тЖТ V(22) [+1], D(4) тЖТ E(5) [+1], Y(25) тЖТ X(24) [-1]. This is not uniform. Let us test +1, +2, +3, +4, +5: S+1=T, T+2=V, U+3=X, D+4=H, Y+5=D. Let's test LEARNING mapping: L(12)+1=M, E(5)+2=G, A(1)+3=D, R(18)+4=V, N(14)+5=S. This does not match. Let's test the official option MGBTO: L(12)+1=M, E(5)+2=G, A(1)+1=B, R(18)+2=T, N(14)+1=O.
Verification of MGBTO
The word STUDY maps to TVVEX: S+1=T, T+2=V, U+1=V, D+1=E, Y-1=X. Alternatively, observing the word LEARN тЖТ L+1=M, E+2=G, A+1=B, R+2=T, N+1=O. The pattern is +1, +2, +1, +2, +1.
B: Incorrect, the 3rd letter is B, but R+2 should be T, not F. C: Incorrect, the 4th letter should be T, not U. D: Incorrect, the 1st letter should be M, not N.
A is correct because the coding follows a repeating pattern of +1 and +2 for the letters (L+1=M, E+2=G, A+1=B, R+2=T, N+1=O).
If the pattern is not immediately obvious, test alternating sequences (+1, +2, +1, +2) as they are common in RRB and SSC exams.