In every Competitive exam, one of the most important section is Reasoning. You can score a great marks in competitive exams, if you get a good score in Reasoning test. This can be achieve only if you have a very good reasoning skills. According to logic and type, reasoning is basically divided into few sections. One of them is Alphabetical series.

Alphabetical series is a very important chapter of Reasoning aptitude tests. In your reasoning exam, few questions will definitely come from this topic. Now here we will discuss some questions on Alphabetical series reasoning and also the process of getting the solution. This will help you to do the Alphabetical series reasoning very easily and quickly. Reasoning shortcut tricks are nothing but to solve reasoning questions very fast and accurately. Now we will show you the process of “Using shortcut tricks, How you can solve reasoning questions”.

Time is a very important thing in every exams. You need to finish your examination within time. But in competitive exams, your calculation ability is tested. They tests, how you do your calculation within time. They tests, how quickly a student can solve a question paper. That’s why so many students won’t complete their exam within time. But for faster solution you need to use tricks of reasoning and Alphabetical series which will help you to solve government, bank and other exam papers quickly.

Now let’s starts the detail discussion of Alphabetical series and few important reasoning question answer.

What should came in the place of  blank spaces ?

M, K, I, G, E, (…), (…)

Solution:

In this series contains of alternate letters in reverse order. So the blank spaces would be filled with C, A.

So the answer of this series is C, A.

What will came in the place of question mark ?

OG, IA, CU, WO, QI, ?

Solution:

In this series 1st and 2nd letters of each two letters group are move six steps backward to and to obtain the next two letters onward.

So the answer of this series is KC.

What will came in the place of question mark ?

Y, U, Q, ?, I, E

Solution:

Y numerical position is 25 less 4 is U and then U less 4 is Q onward up to E.

So the answer of this series is M.

What will came in the place of question mark ?

CEG, DGJ, EIM, ?

Solution:

Each three letters from left to right letters moved 1, 2, 3 steps forward letters to the next three digit letters.

C to E +2 and E to G +2.

D to G +3 and G to J +3.

E to I +4 and I to M +4.

F to K +5 and K to P +5.

So the answer of this series is FKP.

What will came in the place of question mark ?

DCE, GFH, JIK, ?

Solution:

In this three letters middle letter is C +1 to previous letter D and C+2 is next letter E.

C+1 = D, C+2 = E

F+1 = G, F+2 = H

I+1 = J, I+2 = K

L+1 = M, L+2 = N

So the answer of this series is MLN.

What will came in the place of question mark ?

N, P, S, W, ?

Solution:

First letter +2 onward it increases +3, +4 etc.

N+2 = P, P+3 = S , S+4 = W, W+5 = B

So the answer of this series is B.

What will came in the place of question mark ?

IH, KL, MP, ?

Solution:

Each two are position after that increases +2 then 4, and onward.

I + 2  = K, H + 4 Then KL

K + 2 = M, L + 4 Then MP

M + 2 = O,  P + 4 Then OT

So the answer of this series is OT.

What will came in the place of question mark ?

DPQ, FRS, HTU, JYW, ?

Solution:

First letter D increase position +2 to the next three letter of first one which is F and second letter increase +1 to third letter onward

D +2 = F, P +1 = Q

F +2 = H, R +1 = S

H +2 = J, T +1 = U

J +2 = L, Y +1 = W

So the answer of this series is LXY.

What will come in the place question mark ?

YWUS, OMKI, ECAY, USQO, ?

Solution:

In this given series has four group combined with letter and each letter of a group is moved to -2 onward to the next letters and right side letter of a group moved to -4 to the next group of first letter onward. So, the answer is KIGE

What will come in the place question mark ?

BAR, EDU HGX, ?

Solution:

Each group of letter increases +3 position to the next group of same position, Like b increases +3 to E, A increases +3 to D and R increases +3 to U onward, So, answer is KJA.