SSC CGL Alphabet Series Questions
18 questions on Alphabet Series for SSC CGL, including questions from 2024 and 2023 papers. Each comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.
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Alphabet Series questions with solutions
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. M, O, Q, S, U, ?
- (A)X
- (B)U
- (C)W
- (D)V
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Correct answer: (C) W
Each letter is 2 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (M → O → Q …). Moving 2 positions ahead of U gives W.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. B, D, F, H, J, ?
- (A)L
- (B)J
- (C)K
- (D)M
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Correct answer: (A) L
Each letter is 2 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (B → D → F …). Moving 2 positions ahead of J gives L.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. A, C, E, G, I, ?
- (A)I
- (B)L
- (C)K
- (D)J
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Correct answer: (C) K
Each letter is 2 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (A → C → E …). Moving 2 positions ahead of I gives K.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. L, N, P, R, T, ?
- (A)V
- (B)U
- (C)W
- (D)T
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Correct answer: (A) V
Each letter is 2 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (L → N → P …). Moving 2 positions ahead of T gives V.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. D, H, L, P, T, ?
- (A)Y
- (B)X
- (C)V
- (D)W
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Correct answer: (B) X
Each letter is 4 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (D → H → L …). Moving 4 positions ahead of T gives X.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. H, K, N, Q, T, ?
- (A)X
- (B)U
- (C)W
- (D)V
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Correct answer: (C) W
Each letter is 3 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (H → K → N …). Moving 3 positions ahead of T gives W.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. C, G, K, O, S, ?
- (A)X
- (B)W
- (C)V
- (D)U
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Correct answer: (B) W
Each letter is 4 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (C → G → K …). Moving 4 positions ahead of S gives W.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. A, E, I, M, Q, ?
- (A)T
- (B)U
- (C)S
- (D)V
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Correct answer: (B) U
Each letter is 4 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (A → E → I …). Moving 4 positions ahead of Q gives U.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. F, J, N, R, V, ?
- (A)Y
- (B)Z
- (C)W
- (D)X
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Correct answer: (B) Z
Each letter is 4 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (F → J → N …). Moving 4 positions ahead of V gives Z.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. N, P, R, T, V, ?
- (A)W
- (B)V
- (C)X
- (D)Y
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Correct answer: (C) X
Each letter is 2 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (N → P → R …). Moving 2 positions ahead of V gives X.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. E, I, M, Q, U, ?
- (A)X
- (B)Y
- (C)W
- (D)Z
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Correct answer: (B) Y
Each letter is 4 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (E → I → M …). Moving 4 positions ahead of U gives Y.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. I, L, O, R, U, ?
- (A)W
- (B)V
- (C)X
- (D)Y
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Correct answer: (C) X
Each letter is 3 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (I → L → O …). Moving 3 positions ahead of U gives X.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. B, E, H, K, N, ?
- (A)Q
- (B)P
- (C)O
- (D)R
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Correct answer: (A) Q
Each letter is 3 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (B → E → H …). Moving 3 positions ahead of N gives Q.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. D, F, H, J, L, ?
- (A)L
- (B)N
- (C)M
- (D)O
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Correct answer: (B) N
Each letter is 2 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (D → F → H …). Moving 2 positions ahead of L gives N.
Select the letter that will come next in the following series. E, H, K, N, Q, ?
- (A)R
- (B)S
- (C)T
- (D)U
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Correct answer: (C) T
Each letter is 3 positions ahead of the previous one in the English alphabet (E → H → K …). Moving 3 positions ahead of Q gives T.
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Frequently asked questions
How many SSC CGL Alphabet Series questions can I practise here?
18 questions — 18 easy. 15 are shown on this page with answers and explanations, and the practice set draws from all of them.
How should I practise Alphabet Series for SSC CGL?
Read through a few solved questions first to see the method, then take a timed practice set. Afterwards, check which questions you got wrong or spent longest on and redo those before moving on.