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What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? TEJ UDK VCL WBM ?

AXAN

BYAO

CYAN

DXAO

Answer:

A. XAN

Read Explanation:

Series:
TEJ, UDK, VCL, WBM, ?

Step 1: Break into columns

Position

1st

2nd

3rd

TEJ

T

E

J

UDK

U

D

K

VCL

V

C

L

WBM

W

B

M

?

?

?

?


Step 2: Observe patterns

1st column:
T → U → V → W → X ( +1 each time )

2nd column:
E → D → C → B → A ( −1 each time )

3rd column:
J → K → L → M → N ( +1 each time )


Step 3: Combine

So the next term is:
X A N


Final Answer:

XAN


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