Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. JOURNEY: MLXOQBY:: STEAMED : ?

Solution

The logic followed here is as follows: Except the last letter from the left end, alternately replace each letter with its third succeeding and third preceding letters as per the English alphabetical series. No change is done to the last letter (from the left end). JOURNEY: J + 3 = M O – 3 = L U + 3 = X R – 3 = O N + 3 = Q E – 3 = B Y (Static) = Y JOURNEY is written as MLXOQBY S + 3 = V T – 3 = Q E + 3 = H A – 3 = X M + 3 = P E – 3 = B D = D STEAMED is written as VQHXPBD