Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question there is some relationship between the two terms to the left of : : and the same relationship is between the two terms to its right. One term either to the right of : : or to the left of it is missing. Find the missing term.

? : QEHMDF : : WIDELY : HVCDXK

  1. DEMAND

  2. FRANCE

  3. FRINGE

  4. STRING
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The encoding shifts each letter of FRINGE to get QEHMDF: F→Q (+11), R→E (-13), I→H (+8), N→M (-10), G→D (-2), E→F (+1). While WIDELY→HVCDXK follows a similar shifting pattern, the exact shifts differ. FRINGE is the only option that produces the given encoded form.

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