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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? JLO, KMP, LNQ, MOR,?
PNS
PSN
NSP
NPS
NPS
Analyze the pattern of each letter position independently: each letter moves forward by 1 step in the alphabet (J тЖТ K тЖТ L тЖТ M тЖТ N, L тЖТ M тЖТ N тЖТ O тЖТ P, O тЖТ P тЖТ Q тЖТ R тЖТ S).
Analyze the pattern of each letter position independently: each letter moves forward by 1 step in the alphabet (J тЖТ K тЖТ L тЖТ M тЖТ N, L тЖТ M тЖТ N тЖТ O тЖТ P, O тЖТ P тЖТ Q тЖТ R тЖТ S).
Analyze 1st Letters
J (10), K (11), L (12), M (13). The pattern is +1 for each step. Next is 14, which is N.
Analyze 2nd Letters
L (12), M (13), N (14), O (15). The pattern is +1 for each step. Next is 16, which is P.
Analyze 3rd Letters
O (15), P (16), Q (17), R (18). The pattern is +1 for each step. Next is 19, which is S.
A: PNS incorrectly shifts the order of letters. B: PSN incorrectly shifts the order of letters. C: NSP (incorrect middle letter) does not follow the continuous +1 increment pattern correctly compared to N+P+S.
D is correct because the series follows a simple +1 progression for each letter position (J тЖТ K тЖТ L тЖТ M тЖТ N, L тЖТ M тЖТ N тЖТ O тЖТ P, O тЖТ P тЖТ Q тЖТ R тЖТ S) resulting in NPS.
In alphanumeric series, always verify each character position separately; usually, the pattern is consistent across all positions.