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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 175

SSC CPO Tier I - 12th December 2019 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q175

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Naveen, Sapna, Alka, Jenny, Megan, Farhad, and Bhavna are sitting in a row in a cinema hall. All of them are facing the screen that is towards the east. Sapna is at the extreme end and her immediate neighbor is Megan. Jenny is on the right of Megan. Bhavna has Megan and Farhad on each side. Alka is to the immediate right of Jenny who is sitting third from the south end.

Select the letter that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Z, V, P, L, ?, B

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct option is option 2 i.e F.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N
26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

 

Understanding

Here, the series is Z, V, P, L, ?, B

  • According to the alphabetical number, the series is going on 26, 22, 16, 12, ?, B
  • There is a difference of 4, 6, 4
  • The next series 12 - ? = 6
  • So, ? = 6 = F

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.