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Which of the following options should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? LNR, MOS, NPT, OQU,?
PVR
VRP
PRV
VPR
PRV
Analyze the pattern column-by-column (1st letter, 2nd letter, 3rd letter independently) by finding the alphabetical shift (+1) for each position.
Analyze the pattern column-by-column (1st letter, 2nd letter, 3rd letter independently) by finding the alphabetical shift (+1) for each position.
Analyze 1st Letters
L (12) тЖТ M (13) тЖТ N (14) тЖТ O (15). Each consecutive term increases by +1. Therefore, the next 1st letter is P (16).
Analyze 2nd Letters
N (14) тЖТ O (15) тЖТ P (16) тЖТ Q (17). Each consecutive term increases by +1. Therefore, the next 2nd letter is R (18).
Analyze 3rd Letters
R (18) тЖТ S (19) тЖТ T (20) тЖТ U (21). Each consecutive term increases by +1. Therefore, the next 3rd letter is V (22).
A: PVR has V before R, which violates the positional sequence +1 shift. B: VRP reverses the letter order entirely. D: VPR places the letters in incorrect alphabetical index positions.
C is correct because each letter position in the triplet increments by +1 in alphabetical order (L тЖТ M тЖТ N тЖТ O тЖТ P, N тЖТ O тЖТ P тЖТ Q тЖТ R, R тЖТ S тЖТ T тЖТ U тЖТ V), resulting in PRV.
Always break multi-letter coding and series questions into individual column positions (1st, 2nd, 3rd) rather than analyzing words as a single block.