Question

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. XJL, YMK,ZPJ,?

• A. ASG
• B. BSI
• C. ASH
• D. ASI

Answer 1

Answer:

D. ASI

Look at each position separately:

Term	1st Letter	2nd Letter	3rd Letter
XJL	X	J	L
YMK	Y	M	K
ZPJ	Z	P	J
?	?	?	?

Patterns:

• 1st letters: X → Y → Z → A (increase by 1, wrapping after Z)

• 2nd letters: J → M → P → S (increase by 3)

• 3rd letters: L → K → J → I (decrease by 1)

Therefore, the missing letter-cluster is:

ASI