Alphabet Series Questions for SSC, Bank Exams - 2

Question: 6

DEF, HIJ, MNO, ?

(A) TUV

(B) SRQ

(C) RTV

(D) STU

Ans: D

The letters in each term are consecutive.
There is a gap of one letter between the last letter of the first term and the first letter of the second term and a gap of two letters between the last letter of the second term and the first letter of third term.
So, there would be a gap of three letters between the last letter of the third term and the first letter of the fourth term.

Question: 7

A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY

(A) MNOP

(B) NOPQ

(C) MNO

(D) LMNO

Ans: A

The number of letters in the terms goes on increasing by one at each step.
Also, there is a gap of one letter between the last letter of the first term and first letter of the second term and a gap of two letters between the last letter of the second term and first letter of the third term.
So, the first letter of the required term would be four steps ahead of the last letter of the third term.

Question: 8

A, C, F, H, ?, M

(A) I

(B) J

(C) K

(D) L

Ans: C

The letters are alternately moved two and three steps forward to obtain the successive terms.

Question: 9

U, O, I, ?, A

(A) C

(B) S

(C) G

(D) E

Ans: D

The series consists of vowels A, E, I, O, U written in a reverse order.

Question: 10

AZ, CX, FU, ?

(A) JQ

(B) KP

(C) IR

(D) IV

Ans: A

The first letter of the first, second, third, terms are respectively moved two, three, four, steps forward to obtain the first letter of the successive term. The second letter of the first, second, third, terms are respectively moved two, three, four, steps backward to obtain the second letter of the successive terms.

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