Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Verbal Reasoning

Topic

Series & Missing Terms

Question:

Choose the option that shall come in place of the ? in the following series:

25WV52, 23TS32, 21QP12, ?, 17KJ71

Options:

19MN91

190N92

19NM91

19LK92

Correct Answer:

19NM91

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → 19NM91

1. The First Number

The first numbers in each term are decreasing by 2:

  • 25 - 2 = 23
  • 23 - 2 = 21
  • 21 - 2 = 19
  • 19 - 2 = 17

2. The Letter Pair

The letters in each pair are decreasing by 3 positions in the alphabet:

  • First Letter: W (23) → T (20) → Q (17) → N (14) → K (11)
  • Second Letter: V (22) → S (19) → P (16) → M (13) → J (10)

3. The Last Number

The numbers at the end of each term are simply the reverse of the numbers at the beginning:

  • 25 reversed is 52
  • 23 reversed is 32
  • 21 reversed is 12
  • 19 reversed is 91
  • 17 reversed is 71

Conclusion

Combining these patterns (19, NM, 91), the missing term is 19NM91.