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Reasoning: Letter Series MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1For the series AZ, BY, CX, DW, EV, which statement correctly describes the pattern?
Read the two positions separately. The first letters are A, B, C, D, E, so they move one place forward each time. The second letters are Z, Y, X, W, V, so they move one place backward each time. Therefore the correct description is that the first letter moves one place forward and the second letter moves one place backward. No number or alternate jump is involved in this series.
Q2In the series AB2, CD4, EF6, GH8, which statement is correct about the next term?
The letters are taken in consecutive non-overlapping pairs: AB, CD, EF, GH. Therefore the next pair must be IJ. The numbers are the even numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, so the next number is 10. Combining both parts, the next term is IJ10. Option D is correct. The other options either overlap the letters, skip the next pair, or break the number pattern.
Q3Read the assertion and reason for the series P3, R6, T9, V12. Assertion (A): The next term is X16. Reason (R): The letters increase by 2 positions and the numbers increase by 3.
Check the two parts separately. The letters are P, R, T, V. Their positions increase by 2 each time, so after V the next letter is X. The numbers are 3, 6, 9, 12. They increase by 3 each time, so the next number is 15. Therefore the next term should be X15, not X16. The reason correctly states the pattern, but the assertion gives the wrong number. Hence A is false and R is true.
Q4Find the next term in the letter series: C, F, J, O, ?
Write the alphabet positions: C = 3, F = 6, J = 10 and O = 15. The jumps are +3, +4 and +5. The pattern is that the jump increases by 1 each time. Therefore, the next jump should be +6. From O, which is the 15th letter, adding 6 gives the 21st letter. The 21st letter of the alphabet is U. Hence, the next term is U.
Q5Consider the series C1, F2, J4, O8, ?. Which statements are correct? I. The next letter is U. II. The next number is 16. III. The letter jumps are +2, +3, +4, +5.
Check the letter and number parts separately. The letters move as C to F (+3), F to J (+4), and J to O (+5). The next jump should be +6, so O becomes U. The numbers double each time: 1, 2, 4, 8, so the next number is 16. The statement about letter jumps being +2, +3, +4, +5 is false. The correct set is I and II only.
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6Match each series in List I with its next term in List II and choose the correct code. List I: I. A, D, G, J, ? II. B, E, I, N, ? III. ZA, XB, VC, TD, ? List II: 1. T 2. M 3. RE
7Match each series with its missing term. 1. A3, D6, G9, ? 2. MZ, OX, QV, ? 3. BA, DC, FE, ?
8In the series A1, C4, F9, J16, O25, what should come next?
9In the series Z3, W6, T9, Q12, N15, K18, which statement is incorrect?
10Read the assertion and the reason for the series BDF, GIK, LNP, QSU. Assertion: The next term is VXY. Reason: To form the next term, each letter of a term is moved 5 positions forward in the alphabet.
11Which term is incorrect in the series: CF, FI, IL, LP, OR?
12Complete the letter series: DK, FN, HQ, JT, ?
13In the series M, P, T, Y, E, ?, which statement is correct?
14Consider the series Q2, T4, W8, Z16, ?. Assertion: The next term is C32. Reason: The letters move three places forward with wrap-around after Z, and the numbers are doubled each time. Choose the correct statement.
15Find the missing term in the series: C, F, J, O, U, ?