Select the term that will come next in the following series.

BE, DG, FK, HQ, ?

JY

The correct answer is Option (1) → JY

Pattern for the First Letter:

The first letters are: B, D, F, H

• B $\overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}$ D (B, [C], D)
• D $\overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}$ F (D, [E], F)
• F $\overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}$ H (F, [G], H)
• H $\overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}$ J (H, [I], J)

The first letter of the next term is J.

Pattern for the Second Letter:

The second letters are: E, G, K, Q

The gap between these letters follows an increasing sequence of even numbers:

• E $\overset{+2}{\longrightarrow}$ G (E, [F], G)
• G $\overset{+4}{\longrightarrow}$ K (G, [H, I, J], K)
• K $\overset{+6}{\longrightarrow}$ Q (K, [L, M, N, O, P], Q)
• Q $\overset{+8}{\longrightarrow}$ Y (Q, [R, S, T, U, V, W, X], Y)

The second letter of the next term is Y.

Conclusion:

By combining the two results, the next term in the series is JY.