Verbal Reasoning : : Letter and Symbol Series Questions & Answers

Verbal Reasoning
Letter and Symbol Series

B²CD _____ BCD⁴ B⁵CD BC⁶D

A. B₂C₂D

B. BC₃D

C. B₂C₃D

D. BCD₇

Answer : Option B

Explanation :

Every time number in the series is incremented by one and moved to the next position.

Letters of each term in the series are remains at same position.

So, the next term is BC³D.

DEF, HIJ, MNO, ___

A. STU

B. RST

C. RTV

D. SRQ

Answer : Option A

Explanation :

In the given series each term are consecutive.

There is a gap of one letter b/w the last letter of the first term and the first letter of the second term.

There is a gap of two letters between the last letter of the second term and the first letter of the third term.

So, there is a gap of three letters between the last letter of the third term and the first letter of the fourth term.

∴ Missing term is STU.

BD, GI, LN, QS, ?

A. TV

B. UW

C. VX

D. WY

Answer : Option C

Explanation :

The given series involves two steps.

First, there is a gap of one letter b/w the first and last letter of each term in the given series.

Second, there is a gap of two letters b/w each term of the given series.

∴ Missing term is VX.

CAT, FDW, IGZ, ?

A. KJA

B. KTC

C. LHD

D. LJC

Answer : Option D

Explanation :

The given series involves three steps.

1st Step : There is a gap of two letters b/w the first letter of each term and the first letter of the next term in the given series.

2nd Step : There is a gap of two letters b/w the second letter of each term and the second letter of the next term in the given series.

3rd Step : There is a gap of two letters b/w the third letter of each term and the third letter of the next term in the given series.

∴ Missing term is LJC.

BF, CH, ?, HO, LT

A. DN

B. EL

C. EK

D. EM

Answer : Option C

Explanation :

The given series involves two steps.

1st Step : The first letter of the each term in the given series follows the pattern +1,+2,+3,+4.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

2nd Step : The last letter of the each term in the given series follows the pattern +2,+3,+4,+5.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

∴ Missing term is EK.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26