Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. YMW, VJT,…

Question

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

YMW, VJT, SGQ, PDN, ?

1. A. TYD
2. B. HGF
3. C. MJH
4. D. MAK (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — MAK

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is MAK.

Key Points

• Read the clusters column-wise, and every column falls by the same step:
  • 1st letters: Y, V, S, P → −3 each → next is M
  • 2nd letters: M, J, G, D → −3 each → next is A
  • 3rd letters: W, T, Q, N → −3 each → next is K
• Combining gives M A K.

Additional Information

• A uniform step across all three positions is the simplest construction, but it is easy to miss when the direction is backwards; check both directions before concluding there is no pattern.
• Note that the second column reaches exactly A here — one more step would wrap round to X, which is where a careless continuation goes wrong.
• Writing the three columns vertically on the rough sheet turns a cluster series into three short number sequences and removes almost all the difficulty.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

दिए गए विकल्पों में से उस अक्षर-समूह का चयन करें जो निम्नलिखित श्रृंखला में प्रश्न चिह्न (?) को प्रतिस्थापित कर सके।

YMW, VJT, SGQ, PDN, ?

1. A. TYD
2. B. HGF
3. C. MJH
4. D. MAK