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Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. JAIL - ALIJ - LIAJZEAL - ELAZ - LAEZ
MAIN - AMIN - NAIM
COLD - ODLC - LCOD
GILE - GLIE - ELIG
BORE - OERB - EROB
BORE - OERB - EROB
Observe the first word; the second word shifts the first letter to the end, and the third word shifts the first two letters of the first word to the end.
Observe the first word; the second word shifts the first letter to the end, and the third word shifts the first two letters of the first word to the end.
Analyze the pattern
Let the word be W1W2W3W4. The first word is the base (e.g., JAIL). The second word (ALIJ) is W2W3W4W1. The third word (LIAJ) is W3W4W1W2.
Apply to BORE
Word 1: BORE. Shift 1 (W2W3W4W1) → OREB. Shift 2 (W3W4W1W2) → EROB. The sequence is BORE - OREB - EROB.
A: MAIN-AMIN-NAIM does not follow the W2W3W4W1-W3W4W1W2 shift pattern. B: COLD-ODLC-LCOD does not follow the correct cyclic shift pattern. C: GILE-GLIE-ELIG does not follow the correct cyclic shift pattern.
D is correct because the pattern shifts the first letter to the end for the second term, and the first two letters to the end for the third term, which corresponds to BORE - OREB - EROB.
In alphanumeric sequence questions, always check if the letters are simply rearranged (anagrams) before looking for complex alphabetical addition/subtraction rules.