Reasoning
Letter and Symbol Series
192 Questions
Letter and symbol series questions evaluate pattern recognition and logical reasoning through alphabetical sequences. Test takers must identify missing letters and decode structural patterns. These are standard components of verbal reasoning in major competitive exams.
Alphabet sequence completionMissing letter patternsSymbol gap fillingLetter analogiesMixed alphanumeric series
Letter and Symbol Series Questions
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naman
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anman
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anamn
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anmna
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manan
B
Correct answer
Explanation
It is observable that pattern of the series is: man/man/man/man. So, anman is the correct answer.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Given pattern of the series is: B(+2)→D, D(+3)→G, G(+4)→K, K(+5)→P, and so on. So, the next term is = P(+6) =>V.
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Given pattern of the series is: E(+5) => J,J(5) => O,O(+5) => T,T(+5) => Y, and so on. Similarly, Y(+5) => D.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Pattern of the series is: J (-1) => H,H (+3) => K,K (-5) => F,F (+7) => M, and so on. So, the next term is: M (-9) => D.
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accaca
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aaccca
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accaac
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cacaca
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acccaa
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Pattern of the series is aacc/aacc/aacc/aacc/aacc. So, the correct answer is accaca.
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accda
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accad
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cacda
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acdca
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aaccd
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The pattern of the series is: acd/acd/acd/acd. So, on putting these letters in place of the blanks, the series gets completed. So, it is the correct answer.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Given pattern of the series is: D (+8) => L, L (+7) => S, S (+6) => Y, Y (+5) => D, D (+4) => H, and so on. So, the next term of the series is: H (+3) => K.
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Pattern of the series is: F (+3) => I, I (+1) => J, J (+3) => M, M (+1) => N, and so on. So, the next term of the series is: N (+3) => Q.
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abba
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aabb
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abab
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aaba
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. The sequence followed is aba/aba/aba/aba.
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CO
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CL
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OC
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LC
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. The pattern followed is taking two parts of the alphabetical series (13) on each side and then one step forward from the first letter of each part starting from A and M in each part, respectively.
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G36Q
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J36Q
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J49Q
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K49Q
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. The pattern followed is that the first letter moves two steps forward and the last letter moves two steps backwards. The number in between is the square of numbers starting from 2.
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EIP
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EIO
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FIO
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FJP
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. The pattern followed is that the first, second and third letters of each term are respectively moved one, two and three steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the next term.
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F7V
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G9U
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G7W
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G7V
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None of these
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. The pattern followed is that the first moves one step ahead and third letter moves three steps forward. The numbers in between are prime numbers.
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OMN
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MNO
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ONM
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MON
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. The pattern followed is the reverse of the first three letters, skipping one letter, again reverse of next three letters.
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GQ
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HP
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GP
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HQ
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. The first letter moves two steps forward and the second letter moves three steps backwards. BY, DV, FS, HP, JM.