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Series questions use numbers, letters, symbols or combinations arranged according to a hidden pattern. You may need to identify repeated operations, alternating rules, alphabetical positions, differences, reversals and mixed sequences to find a missing term or predict the next one.
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- A. I10
- B. I9
- C. J10
- D. H10
Explanation: The letters move backward by 4 positions, while the numbers increase by 2. After M8, the next group is I10.
Correct answer: I10- A. U20
- B. T20
- C. U19
- D. V20
Explanation: The letters advance by 3, 4, 5, then 6 positions, giving U. The numbers increase by 3, 4, 5, then 6, giving 20.
Correct answer: U20- A. T32
- B. U32
- C. T30
- D. S32
Explanation: The letter jumps are 3, 4, 5, and then 6, so N becomes T. The number jumps are 4, 6, 8, and then 10, so 22 becomes 32.
Correct answer: T32- A. VF
- B. VE
- C. UF
- D. VG
Explanation: The first letters advance by 3, 4, 5, then 6 positions: D, G, K, P, V. The second letters retreat by 3, 4, 5, then 6 positions: X, U, Q…
Correct answer: VF- A. A11
- B. B11
- C. A10
- D. Z11
Explanation: The numbers are consecutive prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11. The letters move backward by successive odd amounts, 3, 5, 7, then 9, taking J…
Correct answer: A11- A. UP
- B. UQ
- C. VP
- D. TO
Explanation: The first letters move forward by 2, 4, 6, then 8 positions: A, C, G, M, U.
Correct answer: UP- A. Z120
- B. Y120
- C. Z96
- D. A120
Explanation: The letter advances are 4, 5, 6, then 7, so S becomes Z. The numbers are multiplied successively by 2, 3, 4, and 5, so 24 becomes 120.
Correct answer: Z120- A. T
- B. U
- C. V
- D. W
Explanation: Each letter moves forward by 5 positions in the alphabet: A, F, K, P, U. Therefore, the next letter is U.
Correct answer: U- A. J
- B. K
- C. L
- D. M
Explanation: Each letter moves backward by 3 positions: W, T, Q, N, K. Therefore, the missing letter is K.
Correct answer: K- A. KN
- B. LO
- C. MP
- D. NQ
Explanation: Both letters in each pair move forward by 2 positions. After JM, moving both letters forward by 2 gives LO.
Correct answer: LO- A. H12
- B. H13
- C. I13
- D. I14
Explanation: The letters move backward by 3, while the numbers increase by 3. Thus K10 is followed by H13.
Correct answer: H13- A. JU
- B. KT
- C. KU
- D. LV
Explanation: The first letters advance by 1, then 2, then 3, then 4. The second letters advance by 3, then 4, then 5, then 6, giving KU.
Correct answer: KU- A. LI
- B. LJ
- C. MI
- D. MJ
Explanation: The first letters move backward by 2, 3, 4, and 5 positions. The second letters move forward by 2 each time, so the next pair is LI.
Correct answer: LI- A. K16
- B. L17
- C. M17
- D. L18
Explanation: The numbers increase by 3 each time. The letters alternate between moving back 3 and forward 2, so O is followed by L, giving L17.
Correct answer: L17- A. X35
- B. Y36
- C. Y37
- D. Z37
Explanation: The letter jumps increase by 1 each time: plus 3, 4, 5, 6, then 7, wrapping after Z.
Correct answer: Y37- A. T19
- B. U20
- C. V20
- D. V21
Explanation: The letter positions increase by 2, 4, 6, and then 8, while the numbers increase by 1, 3, 5, and then 7. Therefore, the next group is V20.
Correct answer: V20- A. N
- B. O
- C. P
- D. Q
Explanation: Each letter moves forward by 3 positions in the alphabet: C, F, I, L. Three positions after L is O.
Correct answer: O- A. Q1
- B. Q0
- C. R1
- D. Q3
Explanation: The letters move forward by 3 positions: E, H, K, N, Q. The numbers decrease by 1 each time: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Correct answer: Q1- A. TV
- B. UW
- C. TU
- D. SV
Explanation: The first letters increase alternately by 3 and 4, giving T next. The second letters decrease by 2, then increase by 1, so X becomes V.
Correct answer: TV260. In the normal alphabet, which letter is 7 places to the right of the 10th letter from the left?
- A. P
- B. Q
- C. R
- D. S
Explanation: The 10th letter from the left is J. Counting 7 places to the right gives K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, so the answer is Q.
Correct answer: Q