Series Completion - Section 4
Directions to Solve
In each of the
following questions, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or
more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given
alternatives.
1.WFB,
TGD, QHG, ?
A.NIJ
B.NIK
C.NJK
D.OIK
E.PJK
Answer: Option-B
Explanation:
2. AZ,
GT, MN, ?, YB
A.JH
B.SH
C.SK
D.TS
Answer: Option-B
Explanation:
3. H, I,
K, N, ?
A.O
B.Q
C.R
D.S
Answer: Option-C
Explanation:
4. Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?, ?
A.N, C
B.N, D
C.O, C
D.O, D
Answer: Option-A
Explanation:The given
sequence is a combination of two series:
I. Z, W, T, Q, ? and II. S, O, k,
G, ?
5. b e d
f ? h j ? l
A. i m
B. m i
C. i n
D. j m
Answer: Option-A
Explanation:The
series may be divided into groups as shown:
b e d / f ? h / j ? l
Clearly in the first group, the
second and third letters are respectively three and two steps ahead of the
first letter.
A similar pattern would follow in
the second and third groups.
6. A, G,
L, P, S, ?
A.U
B.W
C.X
D.Y
Answer: Option-A
Explanation:
7. ajs,
gpy, ?, sbk, yhq
A. dmv
B. mve
C. oua
D. qzi
Answer: Option-B
Explanation:
8. AB,
DEF, HIJK, ?, STUVWX
A. LMNO
B. LMNOP
C. MNOPQ
D. QRSTU
Answer: Option-C
Explanation:
The number of letters in the
terms of the given series increases by one at each step.
The first letter of each term is
two steps ahead of the last letter of the preceding term.
However, each term consists of
consecutive letters in order.
9. Y, B,
T, G, O, ?
A. N
B. M
C. L
D. K
Answer: Option-C
Explanation:The given
sequence is a combination of two series :
I. Y,T, O and II. B, G, ?
I consists of 2nd, 7th and 12th
letters from the end of the English alphabet, while
II consists of 2nd, 7th and 12th
letters from the beginning of the English alphabet.
So, the missing letter in II is
the 12th letter from the beginning of the English alphabet, which is L.
10. C, Z,
F, X, I, V, L, T, O, ?, ?
A. O, P
B. P, Q
C. R, R
D. S, R
Answer: Option-C
Explanation: The given
sequence is a combination of two series:
I. C, F, I, L, O, ? and II. Z, X,
V, T, ?
11. A, B,
B, D, C, F, D; H, E, ?, ?
A. E, F
B. F, G
C. F, I
D. J, F
E. J, K
Answer: Option-D
Explanation:
The given sequence is a combination of two series :
I. 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th terms i.e. A, B,
C, D, E, ? II. 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th terms i.e. B, D, F, H, ?
Clearly, I consists of consecutive letters while II
consists of alternate letters. So, the missing letter in I is F, while that in
II is J. So, the missing terms i.e. 10th and 11th terms are J and F
respectively.
12. Z, X, S, I, R, R, ?, ?
A. G,I
B. J, I
C. J,K
D. K,M
Answer: Option-A
Explanation:
Note that the numbers representing the difference between the consecutive terms of the series again from a series - 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50 - in which the pattern is +3, +5, +7, +9, +11, +13.
13. AYBZC, DWEXF, GUHVI, JSKTL, ?
A. MQORN
B. MQNRO
C. NQMOR
D. QMONR
Answer: Option-B
Explanation:
14. T, R, P, N, L, ?, ?
A. J, G
B. J, H
C. K, H
D. K, I
Answer: Option-B
Explanation:
15. PMT, OOS, NQR, MSQ, ?
A. LUP
B. LVP
C. LVR
D. LWP
Answer: Option-A
Explanation:
16. A, B, N, C, D, O, E, F, P, ?, ?, ?
A. G, H,
I
B. G, H,
J
C. G, H,
Q
D. J, K,
L
Answer: Option-C
Explanation: The given
series may be divided into 2 groups :
I. A, B, C, D, E, F, ?, ? and II.
N, O, P, ?
Clearly, the given series
consists of two terms of I followed by one term of II.
The missing terms in I are G and
H while the missing term in II is Q.
17. GH,
JL, NQ, SW, YD, ?
A. EJ
B. FJ
C. EL
D. FL
Answer: Option-D
Explanation:
18. R, U,
X, A, D, ?
A. F
B. G
C. H
D. I
Answer: Option-
B
Explanation:
19. AYD,
BVF, DRH, ?, KGL
A. FMI
B. GMJ
C. GLJ
D. HLK
Answer: Option-
B
Explanation:
20. AZ,
CX, FU, ?
A. IR
B. IV
C. JQ
D. KP
Answer: Option-
C
Explanation:
21. ADVENTURE,
DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?, VENTU
A. DVENT
B. VENTURE
C. VENTUR
D. DVENTU
E. None
of these
Answer: Option-C
Explanation: One
letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed, one by
one, in alternate steps.
22. A, D,
H, M, ?, Z
A. T
B. G
C. N
D. S
Answer: Option-D
Explanation:
23. PERPENDICULAR,
ERPENDICULA, RPENDICUL, ?
A. PENDICUL
B. PENDIC
C. ENDIC
D. ENDICU
E. None
of these
Answer: Option-E
Explanation: Each term
of the series is obtained by removing two letters from the preceding term one
from the beginning and one from the end, So, the missing term is PENDICU.
24. Z, ?,
T, ?, N, ?, H, ?, B
A. W, Q,
K, E
B. W, R,
K, E
C. X, Q,
K, E
D. X, R,
K, E
Answer: Option-A
Explanation:
25. ejo
tyd ins xch ?
A. nrw
B. mrw
C. msx
D. nsx
E. nsw
Answer: Option-B
Explanation:There is
a gap of four letters between the first and second, the second and third
letters of each term, and also between the last letter of a term and the first
letter of the next term.
26. Z, U,
Q, ?, L
A. I
B. K
C. M
D. N
Answer: Option-D
Explanation:
27. M, N,
O, L, R, I, V, ?
A. A
B. E
C. F
D. H
E. Z
Answer: Option-B
Explanation: The given
sequence is a combination of two series:
I. M, O, R, V and II. N, L, I, ?
28. B, D,
F, I, L, P, ?
A. R
B. S
C. T
D. U
Answer: Option-C
Explanation:
29. ATTRIBUTION,
TTRIBUTIO, RIBUTIO, IBUTI, ?
A. IBU
B. UT
C. UTI
D. BUT
E. None
of these
Answer: Option-C
Explanation:In the
first step, one letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are
removed to give the next term. In the second step, two letters from the
beginning of a term are removed.
These two steps are repeated
alternately.
30. DHL,
PTX, BFJ, ?
A. CGK
B. KOS
C. NRV
D. RVZ
Answer: Option-C
Explanation:
31. A,
CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY
A. LMNO
B. MNO
C. MNOP
D. NOPQ
Answer: Option-C
Explanation: Each term
consists of consecutive letters in order. The number of letters in the terms
goes on increasing by one at each step.
Also, there is a gap of one
letter between the last letter of the first term and the first letter of the second
term; a gap of two letters between the last letter of the second term and the
first letter of the third term; and so on.
So, there should be a gap of
three letters between the last letter of the third term and the first letter of
the desired term.
32. Z, Y,
X, U, T, S, P, O, N, K, ?, ?
A. H,G
B. H, I
C. I,H
D. J, I
Answer: Option-D
Explanation:
33. U, B,
I, P, W, ?
A. D
B. F
C. Q
D. Z
Answer: Option-A
Explanation:
34. AI, BJ, CK, ?
A. DL
B. DM
C GH
D. LM
Answer: Option-A
Explanation:
