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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? BJL, EMO, HPR, KSU,?
NVX
NUY
NVY
NUW
NVX
Examine the letter position increments for each column independently: 1st letters increase by +3, 2nd letters increase by +3, and 3rd letters increase by +3.
Examine the letter position increments for each column independently: 1st letters increase by +3, 2nd letters increase by +3, and 3rd letters increase by +3.
Analyze 1st Letters
B (+3) = E, E (+3) = H, H (+3) = K, K (+3) = N. The 1st letter of the missing term is N.
Analyze 2nd Letters
J (+3) = M, M (+3) = P, P (+3) = S, S (+3) = V. The 2nd letter of the missing term is V.
Analyze 3rd Letters
L (+3) = O, O (+3) = R, R (+3) = U, U (+3) = X. The 3rd letter of the missing term is X.
B: NUY has incorrect 2nd and 3rd letters. C: NVY has incorrect 3rd letter. D: NUW has incorrect 2nd and 3rd letters.
A is correct because each letter in the triplet advances by +3 positions in the English alphabet, resulting in N, V, and X.
When dealing with multi-letter alphanumeric series, always evaluate each character position (1st, 2nd, 3rd) as independent arithmetic sequences.