Question

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? EVM GXO IZQ KBS ?

• A. MUD
• B. UMD
• C. MDU
• D. DUM

Answer 1

Answer:

C. MDU

The missing term in the series is MDU.

First Letter

The first letters increase by 2 steps in alphabetical order:

• E (+2) → G

• G (+2) → I

• I (+2) → K

• K (+2) → M

Second Letter

The second letters increase by 2 steps in alphabetical order:

• V (+2) → X

• X (+2) → Z

• Z (+2) → B (cycles back to the start)

• B (+2) → D

Third Letter

The third letters decrease by 2 steps in alphabetical order:

• M (+2) → O

• O (+2) → Q

• Q (+2) → S

• S (+2) → U

Combining the final letters gives MDU