Verbal Reasoning

Alphabet Series

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Alphabet Series

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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.

Question 11
Z, X, S, I, R, R, ?, ?

A
G,I
B
J, I
C
J,K
D
K,M
Correct Answer: Option A


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.

Question 12
T, R, P, N, L, ?, ?

A
J, G
B
J, H
C
K, H
D
K, I
Correct Answer: Option B
Question 13
AZ, CX, FU, ?

A
IR
B
IV
C
JQ
D
KP
Correct Answer: Option C
Question 14
R, U, X, A, D, ?

A
F
B
G
C
H
D
I
Correct Answer: Option B
Question 15
AYD, BVF, DRH, ?, KGL

A
FMI
B
GMJ
C
GLJ
D
HLK
Correct Answer: Option B
Question 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
Correct Answer: Option C

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.

Question 17
GH, JL, NQ, SW, YD, ?

A
EJ
B
FJ
C
EL
D
FL
Correct Answer: Option D
Question 18
A, D, H, M, ?, Z

A
T
B
G
C
N
D
S
Correct Answer: Option D
Question 19
ADVENTURE, DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?, VENTU

A
DVENT
B
VENTURE
C
VENTUR
D
DVENTU
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option C

One letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed, one by one, in alternate steps.

Question 20
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
Correct Answer: Option A