_ stt _ tt _ tts _
Question: _ stt _ tt _ tts _
[A].tsts
ttst
sstt
tsst
[A].
[B].
[C].
[D].
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The series is tst/tst/tst/tst. Thus, the pattern ‘tst’ is repeated.
Series Completion
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a _ ba _ b _ b _ a _ b
Question: a _ ba _ b _ b _ a _ b
[A].abaab [B].
abbab [C].
aabba [D].
bbabb Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The series is abb/abb/abb/abb. Thus, the pattern ‘abb’ is repeated.
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m _ nm _ n _ an _ a _ ma _
Question: m _ nm _ n _ an _ a _ ma _
[A].aamnan [B].
ammanm [C].
aammnn [D].
amammn Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The series is man/man/man/man/man. Thus, the pattern ‘man’ is repeated.
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ab _ _ baa _ _ ab _
Question: ab _ _ baa _ _ ab _
[A].aaaaa [B].
aabaa [C].
aabab [D].
baabb Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The series is aba/aba/aba/aba. Thus, the pattern ‘aba’ is repeated.
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_ _aba _ _ ba _ ab
Question: _ _aba _ _ ba _ ab
[A].abbba [B].
abbab [C].
baabb [D].
bbaba Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The series is ab/ab/ab/ab/ab/ab. Thus, the pattern ‘ab’ is repeated.
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ADVENTURE, DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?, VENTU
Question: ADVENTURE, DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?, VENTU
[A].DVENT [B].
VENTURE [C].
VENTUR [D].
DVENTU Answer: Option C
Explanation:
One letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed, one by one, in alternate steps.
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ATTRIBUTION, TTRIBUTIO, RIBUTIO, IBUTI, ?
Question: ATTRIBUTION, TTRIBUTIO, RIBUTIO, IBUTI, ?
[A].IBU [B].
UT [C].
UTI [D].
BUT Answer: Option C
Explanation:
In the first step, one letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed to give the next term. In the second step, two letters from the beginning of a term are removed.
These two steps are repeated alternately.
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PERPENDICULAR, ERPENDICULA, RPENDICUL, ?
Question: PERPENDICULAR, ERPENDICULA, RPENDICUL, ?
[A].PENDICUL [B].
PENDIC [C].
ENDIC [D].
ENDICU Answer: Option E
Explanation:
Each term of the series is obtained by removing two letters from the preceding term one from the beginning and one from the end, So, the missing term is PENDICU.
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AYBZC, DWEXF, GUHVI, JSKTL, ?
Question: AYBZC, DWEXF, GUHVI, JSKTL, ?
[A].MQORN [B].
MQNRO [C].
NQMOR [D].
QMONR Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY
Question: A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY
[A].LMNO [B].
MNO [C].
MNOP [D].
NOPQ Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Each term consists of consecutive letters in order. 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 the first letter of the second term; a gap of two letters between the last letter of the second term and the first letter of the third term; and so on.
So, there should be a gap of three letters between the last letter of the third term and the first letter of the desired term.