Alphabet Series completion - Reasoning Test : Verbal Reasoning Online Test 004

1) OTE, PUF, QVG, RWH, ? 

 A.    SYJ

 B.    TCI

 C.    SXJ

 D.    SXI

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Answer / Explanation :

Answer : D.

The first, second and third letters are in alphabetical order.

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2) 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

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Answer : C.

The series consists of 2 groups (A, B, C, D, E, F, ?, ?) and (N, O, P, ?). The series is made of two terms of first group followed by one term of second group.

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3) Z, W, S, P, L, I, E, ? 

 A.    B

 B.    D

 C.    F

 D.    K

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Answer : A.

The letters move 3, 4, 3, 4, ... steps backward.

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4) A, I, P, V, A, E, ? 

 A.    E

 B.    F

 C.    G

 D.    H

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Answer : D.

The letters move 8, 7, 6, 5... steps forward.

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5) EJO, TYD, INS, XCH, ? 

 A.    NRW

 B.    MRW

 C.    MSX

 D.    NSX

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Answer : B.

There is a gap of four letters between the first and second, the seccond and third letters of each term, and also between the last letter of a term and the first letter of the next term.

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6) AI, BJ, CK, ? 

 A.    DL

 B.    DM

 C.    GH

 D.    LM

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Answer : A.

Both the first and second letetrs are in alphabetical order.

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7) Z, X,V, T, R, ?, 

 A.    O, K

 B.    N, M

 C.    K, S

 D.    P, N

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Answer : D.

The alphabets are in the reverse order with a gap of one letter.

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8) AB, DEF, HIJK, ?, STUVWX 

 A.    MNOPQ

 B.    LMNOP

 C.    LMNO

 D.    QRSTU

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Answer : A.

The first letter moves 1 step forward. The letters are in in alphabetical order.

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9) U, B, I, P, W, ? 

 A.    D

 B.    F

 C.    Q

 D.    Z

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Answer : A.

The letters move 7 steps forward.

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10) ABA, EDE, IFI, ? 

 A.    UGU

 B.    OIO

 C.    OHO

 D.    OMS

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Answer : C.

Consonants, which are in increasing alphabetical order, are placed in between vowels.

1) AYD, BVF, DRH, ?, KGL 

 A.    FMI

 B.    GMJ

 C.    HLK

 D.    GLJ

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Answer : D.

The first letters move 1, 2, 3, 4, ... steps forward. The second letters move 3, 4, 5, 6, ... steps forward. The last letters are alternate.

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2) A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY 

 A.    LMNO

 B.    MNO

 C.    MNOP

 D.    NOPQ

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Answer : C.

The letters in each term are in alphabetical order. The number of letters in each term increases by 1. The gap between the last letter and the first letter of next item increases by 1.

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3) AK, EO, IS, ? 

 A.    MW

 B.    MV

 C.    XW

 D.    NX

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Answer : A.

The letters move 4 steps forward.

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4) MHZ, NIW, OKT, PNQ, ? 

 A.    RRN

 B.    QRN

 C.    QRM

 D.    QQN

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Answer : B.

The first letters are in alphabetical order. The second letter moves 1, 2, 3, ... steps forward. The third letter moves 3 steps backward.

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5) DHL, PTX, BFJ, ? 

 A.    CGK

 B.    KOS

 C.    NRV

 D.    RVZ

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Answer : C.

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6) G, H, J, M, ?, V 

 A.    Q

 B.    T

 C.    O

 D.    R

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Answer : A.

The letters move 0, 1, 2, 3, ... steps forward.

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7) LXF, MTJ, NPN, OLR, ? 

 A.    PHV

 B.    PIU

 C.    PJW

 D.    PKX

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Answer : A.

The first letter moves one step forward. The second letter moves four steps backward. The third letter moves four steps forward.

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8) ATTRIBUTION, TTRIBUTIO, RIBUTIO, IBUTI, ? 

 A.    IBU

 B.    UT

 C.    UTI

 D.    BUT

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Answer : C.

At each step, 1, 2, 3, ... letters are removed from the beginning and the end alternatively.

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9) KUZ, MOX, OIV, QET....? 

 A.    SUR

 B.    SDR

 C.    SMR

 D.    SAR

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Answer : D.

The first letter moves two steps forward. The second letter moves 9 steps forward. The third letter moves 2 steps backward.

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10) SHG, RIF, QJE, PKD, ? 

 A.    OLE

 B.    OLC

 C.    NMC

 D.    NLB

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Answer : B.

The first letter moves one step backward. The second letter moves one step forward. The third letter moves one step backward.