APPSC Group 1 Paper 5

Directions to Solve

In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.

1.	SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL
	A. CMN B. UJI C. VIJ D. IJT

Answer: Option C

Explanation: 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.

2.	B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D
	A. B2C2D B. BC3D C. B2C3D D. BCD7

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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.

3.	FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____
	A. JAK B. HAL C. HAK D. JAI

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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.

4.	ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA
	A. OLPA B. KLMA C. LLMA D. KLLA

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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.

5.	CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU
	A. GRR B. GSS C. ISS D. ITT

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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.

6.	ZA5, Y4B, XC6, W3D, _____
	A. E7V B. V2E C. VE5 D. VE7

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

There are three series to look for here. The first letters are alphabetical in reverse: Z, Y, X, W, V. The second letters are in alphabetical order, beginning with A. The number series is as follows: 5, 4, 6, 3, 7.

7.	QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC
	A. HGF B. CAB C. JKL D. GHI

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

This series consists of letters in a reverse alphabetical order.

8.	JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____
	A. OEP B. NEO C. MEN D. PFQ

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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.

9.	BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ___
	A. JKJ B. HJH C. IJI D. JHJ

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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.

10.	P5QR, P4QS, P3QT, _____, P1QV
	A. PQW B. PQV2 C. P2QU D. PQ3U

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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.

11.	QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____
	A. UAV B. UAT C. TAS D. TAT

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In this series, the third letter is repeated as the first letter of the next segment. The middle letter, A, remains static. The third letters are in alphabetical order, beginning with R.

12.	DEF, DEF2, DE2F2, _____, D2E2F3
	A. DEF3 B. D3EF3 C. D2E3F D. D2E2F2

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In this series, the letters remain the same: DEF.

The subscript numbers follow this series:

111, 112, 122, 222, 223, 233, 333, ...