Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. ABCFG…

Question

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.

ABCFGJKMOPQTUVY

1. A. DHLRW
2. B. DHLSX
3. C. EHLRX
4. D. EHLRW (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — EHLRW

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is EHLRW.

Key Points

• Write out A to Y and drop every 5th letter — D, I, N, S, X are removed, which is exactly the given series with gaps.
• The blanks therefore hold the letters that sit just after each removed one: E, H, L, R, W.
• Filling in gives ABCE·FGH·JKL·MOPQR·TUVW·Y.

Additional Information

• Alphabet-gap series are quickest to solve by writing the alphabet out and marking what is missing, rather than reading the given letters forward.
• Here the pattern removes every 5th letter — D, I, N, S, X — so the blanks are the letters immediately following each removal.
• Numbering the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26) makes the step size obvious: the removed letters sit at positions 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, a clean +5 sequence.