Question 54

Logical Reasoning Reasoning Analogies Hard

Study the information carefully and answer the&nbsp;questions given below:<br /> If we arrange the alphabets in the word &quot;RATE&quot; in the English alphabetical order, word &quot;AERT&quot; is formed. Then the third alphabet from the left in this word is &quot;R&quot;. similarly, from the word &quot;OPEN&quot; we get - &quot;ENOP&quot; and the third alphabet from the left is &quot;O&quot;. From the word &quot;CHEF&quot; we get - &quot;CEFH&quot; the third alphabet from the left &quot;F&quot;. From the word &quot;TOY&quot; we get - &quot;OTY&quot; and the third alphabet from the left is &quot;Y&quot;. From the word &quot;EAT&quot;&nbsp;we get - &quot;AET&quot; and the third alphabet from the left is &quot;T&quot; If we use all these letters, then a meaningful English word &quot;FORTY&quot; can be formed. Now find which of the following word set DOES NOT give a meaningful word in a similar way.

(A) SAME, ROOM, BEST, AUTO
(B) GOAT, PEST, WATT, ARMY
(C) MALE, FIND, LOST, THAT
(D) JUMP, LIME, DUMB, SOME
View Dynamic Solution & Explanation
Correct Solution: Option D

Step-by-step Solution:

Methodology

The problem asks us to follow a specific two-step rule to derive a single letter from each word in a set. We must then check if the collected letters can form a meaningful English word. The goal is to find the set of words that does NOT produce letters for a meaningful word.

The Rule:

  1. Arrange the letters of the given word in English alphabetical order.
  2. Take the third alphabet from the left in the newly formed word.

Evaluating Each Option

A. SAME, ROOM, BEST, AUTO

  • SAME → AEMS → M
  • ROOM → MOOR → O
  • BEST → BEST → S
  • AUTO → AOTU → T

The derived letters are {M, O, S, T}, which can form the word MOST.

B. GOAT, PEST, WATT, ARMY

  • GOAT → AGOT → O
  • PEST → EPST → S
  • WATT → ATTW → T
  • ARMY → AMRY → R

The derived letters are {O, S, T, R}, which can form the word SORT or ROST.

C. MALE, FIND, LOST, THAT

  • MALE → AELM → L
  • FIND → DFIN → I
  • LOST → LOST → S
  • THAT → AHTT → T

The derived letters are {L, I, S, T}, which can form the word LIST or SILT.

D. JUMP, LIME, DUMB, SOME

  • JUMP → JMPU → P
  • LIME → EILM → L
  • DUMB → BDMU → M
  • SOME → EMOS → O

The derived letters are {P, L, M, O}. These letters cannot be arranged to form a meaningful English word.

Conclusion

The set of words in option D is the only one that does not produce letters that can form a meaningful word.