Letter Series: Exercise-1

Overview:


Questions and Answers Type:MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
Main Topic:Verbal Reasoning.
Verbal Reasoning Sub-topic:Letter Series Questions and Answers.
Number of Questions:10 Questions with Solutions.

Directions: What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following alphabet series.


  1. A, D, G, J, M, ?

    1. N
    2. O
    3. P
    4. Q


Answer: (c) P

Solution: Number of letters are skipped as given below. $$ A \overset{+3}{\longrightarrow}\ D \overset{+3}{\longrightarrow}\ G \overset{+3}{\longrightarrow}\ J \\ \overset{+3}{\longrightarrow}\ M \overset{+3}{\longrightarrow}\ \boxed{P} $$

  1. Z, X, U, Q, L, ?

    1. F
    2. G
    3. E
    4. H


Answer: (a) F

Solution: Number of letters are skipped as given below. $$ Z \overset{+2}{\longleftarrow}\ X \overset{+3}{\longleftarrow}\ U \overset{+4}{\longleftarrow}\ Q \\ \overset{+5}{\longleftarrow}\ L \overset{+6}{\longleftarrow}\ \boxed{F} $$

  1. B, D, F, I, L, P, ?

    1. R
    2. S
    3. T
    4. U


Answer: (c) T

Solution: Number of letters are skipped as given below. $$ B \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ D \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ F \overset{+3}{\longrightarrow}\ I \\ \overset{+3}{\longrightarrow}\ L \overset{+4}{\longrightarrow}\ P \overset{+4}{\longrightarrow}\ \boxed{T} $$

  1. C, E, I, K, O, Q, ?

    1. R
    2. S
    3. T
    4. U


Answer: (d) U

Solution: Number of letters are skipped as given below. $$ C \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ E \overset{+4}{\longrightarrow}\ I \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ K \\ \overset{+4}{\longrightarrow}\ O \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ Q \overset{+4}{\longrightarrow}\ \boxed{U} $$

  1. L, N, P, R, T, ?

    1. U
    2. V
    3. W
    4. X


Answer: (b) V

Solution: Number of letters are skipped as given below. $$ L \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ N \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ P \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ R \\ \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ T \overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}\ \boxed{V} $$

  1. ACE, BDF, CEG, ?

    1. DEF
    2. DEH
    3. DFH
    4. DFE


Answer: (c) DFH

Solution: Follow the sequence given below.
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  1. NATURAL, NATURA, ATURA, ?

    1. ATUR
    2. RUTA
    3. TURA
    4. ARUT


Answer: (a) ATUR

Solution: Last letter and first letter get disappear alternatively from the word 'NATURAL'.

  1. AB, GH, MN, ?

    1. OP
    2. QR
    3. ST
    4. UV


Answer: (c) ST

Solution: Four letters are skipped between each term of the series.
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  1. CM, FO, IQ, LS, ?

    1. OU
    2. MT
    3. NU
    4. QV


Answer: (a) OU

Solution: Follow the sequence given below.
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  1. SCHOOL, CHOOL, CHOO, ?

    1. CHO
    2. HOO
    3. COO
    4. COH


Answer: (b) HOO

Solution: First letter and last letter get disappear alternatively from the word 'SCHOOL'.