Sunday 15 July 2012

APPSC Group 1 Paper 5



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
CMN
UJI
VIJ
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
B2C2D
BC3D
B2C3D
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, ____
JAK
HAL
HAK
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
OLPA
KLMA
LLMA
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
GRR
GSS
ISS
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, _____
E7V
V2E
VE5
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
HGF
CAB
JKL
GHI

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

This series consists of letters in a reverse alphabetical order.

8.
JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____
OEP
NEO
MEN
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, ___
JKJ
HJH
IJI
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
PQW
PQV2
P2QU
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, _____
UAV
UAT
TAS
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
DEF3
D3EF3
D2E3F
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, ...






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