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SSC CGL Model Paper 4

Question : 8 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

ZYX, VUT, QPO, MLK, HGF, ?

Solution:

Concept:

The series follows a fixed skip pattern in the first letter, with each term made of three consecutive descending letters.

Explanation:

Look at the first letters:

\mathrm{Z}, \mathrm{V}, \mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{M}, \mathrm{H}

The differences are

\mathrm{Z}\to\mathrm{V}=-4

\mathrm{V}\to\mathrm{Q}=-5

\mathrm{Q}\to\mathrm{M}=-4

\mathrm{M}\to\mathrm{H}=-5

So the pattern alternates

-4,-5

Next difference should be

-4

Thus

\mathrm{H}-4=\mathrm{D}

The next term starts with

\mathrm{D}

and has consecutive descending letters:

\mathrm{D}, \mathrm{C}, \mathrm{B}

So the missing term is

\mathrm{DCB}

Answer:

\mathrm{DCB}

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