UPSC CSE Prelims 2023
The coding pattern involves shifting each letter three positions forward in the English alphabet. This can be observed from the given example:
Applying this consistent +3 shift to each letter of 'PLAYER':
Therefore, 'PLAYER' is coded as 'SODBHU'.
Options (A), (B), and (C) are incorrect because they do not consistently follow the established +3 letter shift pattern derived from the example 'ZERO' → 'CHUR'. Each of these options contains one or more letters that do not correspond to a three-position forward shift from the original word 'PLAYER'.