Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Letter and Symbol Series
1.
ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA
(A) OLPA
(B) KLMA
(C) LLMA
(D) KLLA
Solution:
The second and forth letters in the series, L and A, are static. The first and third letters consist of an alphabetical order beginning with the letter E.
2.
CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU
(A) GRR
(B) GSS
(C) ISS
(D) ITT
Solution:
The first letters are in alphabetical order with a letter skipped in between each segment: C, E, G, I, K. The second and third letters are repeated; they are also in order with a skipped letter: M, O, Q, S, U.
3.
DEF, DEF2, DE2F2, _____, D2E2F3
(A) DEF3
(B) D3EF3
(C) D2E3F
(D) D2E2F2
Solution:
In this series, the letters remain the same: DEF. The subscript numbers follow this series: 111, 112, 122, 222, 223, 233, 333, ...
4.
JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____
(A) OEP
(B) NEO
(C) MEN
(D) PFQ
Solution:
This is an alternating series in alphabetical order. The middle letters follow the order ABCDE. The first and third letters are alphabetical beginning with J. The third letter is repeated as a first letter in each subsequent three-letter segment.
5.
SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL
(A) CMN
(B) UJI
(C) VIJ
(D) IJT
Solution:
There are two alphabetical series here. The first series is with the first letters only: STUVW. The second series involves the remaining letters: CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL.
6.
P5QR, P4QS, P3QT, _____, P1QV
(A) PQW
(B) PQV2
(C) P2QU
(D) PQ3U
Solution:
The first two letters, PQ, are static. The third letter is in alphabetical order, beginning with R. The number series is in descending order beginning with 5.
7.
BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ___
(A) JKJ
(B) HJH
(C) IJI
(D) JHJ
Solution:
This series consists of a simple alphabetical order with the first two letters of all segments: B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K. The third letter of each segment is a repetition of the first letter.
8.
FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____
(A) JAK
(B) HAL
(C) HAK
(D) JAI
Solution:
The middle letters are static, so concentrate on the first and third letters. The series involves an alphabetical order with a reversal of the letters. The first letters are in alphabetical order: F, G, H, I , J. The second and fourth segments are reversals of the first and third segments. The missing segment begins with a new letter.
9.
B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D
(A) B2C2D
(B) BC3D
(C) B2C3D
(D) BCD7
Solution:
Because the letters are the same, concentrate on the number series, which is a simple 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 series, and follows each letter in order.
10.
QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC
(A) HGF
(B) CAB
(C) JKL
(D) GHI
Solution:
This series consists of letters in a reverse alphabetical order.