Question : Directions: In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
pp_ _qp_pqq_pqq_ _qq_q
Option 1: pqpqpqp
Option 2: ppppqpq
Option 3: qqpqpqp
Option 4: qqqpppq
Correct Answer: ppppqpq
Solution :
Given:
pp _ _ qp _ pqq _ pqq _ _ qq _ q
To fill the series we have to divide the series – pp_ _q / p_pqq / _pqq_ / _qq_q
Let's check the options –
First option:
pqpqpqp; pp
pq
q / p
p
pqq /
q
pqq
p
/
q
qq
p
q (No repeated pattern has been found.)
Second option:
ppppqpq; pp
p
p
q / p
p
pqq /
p
pqq
q
/
p
qq
q
q (The pattern in the series is that p decreases by 1 and q increases by 1 when moving from one part to another.)
Third option:
qqpqpqp; pp
q
q
q / p
p
pqq /
q
pqq
p
/
q
qq
p
q (No repeated pattern has been found.)
Fourth option:
qqqpppq; pp
q
q
q / p
q
pqq /
p
pqq
p
/
p
qq
q
q (No repeated pattern has been found.)
So, the series becomes→ppppqpppqqppqqqpqqqq. Hence, the second option is correct.
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