series completion verbal reasoning questions

Directions to Solve

In each of the following questions, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives.

21.

ADVENTURE, DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?, VENTU
A.     DVENT
B.     VENTURE
C.     VENTUR
D.     DVENTU
E.     None of these
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

One letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed, one by one, in alternate steps.

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22.

A, D, H, M, ?, Z
A.     T    B.     G
C.     N    D.     S
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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23.

PERPENDICULAR, ERPENDICULA, RPENDICUL, ?
A.     PENDICUL
B.     PENDIC
C.     ENDIC
D.     ENDICU
E.     None of these
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option E

Explanation:

Each term of the series is obtained by removing two letters from the preceding term one from the beginning and one from the end, So, the missing term is PENDICU.

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24.

Z, ?, T, ?, N, ?, H, ?, B
A.     W, Q, K, E
B.     W, R, K, E
C.     X, Q, K, E
D.     X, R, K, E
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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25.

ejo tyd ins xch ?
A.     nrw    B.     mrw
C.     msx    D.     nsx
E.     nsw
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

There is a gap of four letters between the first and second, the second and third letters of each term, and also between the last letter of a term and the first letter of the next term.