SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 186

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q186

Select the letter that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

W, T, O, L, ?, D

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. G.

 

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

From the alphabet position, the series is as follows.

W = 23, T = 20,  O = 15,  L = 12, ?, D = 4

The pattern is 23, 20, 15, 12, 7, 4

So the series is W, T, O, L, G, D

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.