Correct Solution: Option B
Step-by-step Solution:
Letter Transformation: COUNSEL → BITIRAK, GUIDANCE → ? COUNSEL → BITIRAK, so GUIDANCE → ?
Step 1: Infer the rule from COUNSEL → BITIRAK
Compare positions (A=1, B=2, …, Z=26):
- C (3) → B (2) : −1
- O (15) → I (9) : −6
- U (21) → T (20) : −1
- N (14) → I (9) : −5
- S (19) → R (18) : −1
- E (5) → A (1) : −4
- L (12) → K (11) : −1
Pattern observed: alternating −1 and a decreasing larger shift. The larger shifts are −6, −5, −4 (decreasing by 1 each time).
Step 2: Apply the pattern to GUIDANCE
We apply alternating shifts: −1, −6, −1, −5, −1, −4, −1, −3 (the larger shifts continue decreasing).
- G (7) −1 → F (6)
- U (21) −6 → O (15)
- I (9) −1 → H (8)
- D (4) −5 → Y (wrap: 4−5 = −1 → 25) → Y
- A (1) −1 → Z (26)
- N (14) −4 → J (10)
- C (3) −1 → B (2)
- E (5) −3 → B (2)
Result
The transformed word is: FOHYZJBB.
Answer: (B) FOHYZJBB