Question : Directions: In the following question, which set of letters, when sequentially placed in the gaps in the given letter series, will complete it?
X_ZX_YY_ZX_Z
Option 1: XXYY
Option 2: YXZY
Option 3: YYXY
Option 4: XXXY
Correct Answer: YXZY
Solution :
Given:
X_ZX_YY_ZX_Z
Divide the series into clusters of letters – X_Z
/
X _YY_ Z
/
X_Z
Let's check each option –
First option:
XXYY;
X
X
Z / X
X
YY
Y
Z / X
Y
Z (No repeated pattern found.)
Second option:
YXZY;
X
Y
Z / X
X
YY
Z
Z / X
Y
Z (XYZ is repeated in the first and the last parts, and each letter in XYZ occurs twice in the second part.)
Third option:
YYXY;
X
Y
Z / X
Y
YY
X
Z / X
Y
Z (No repeated pattern found.)
Fourth option:
XXXY;
X
X
Z / X
X
YY
X
Z / X
Y
Z (No repeated pattern found.)
So, the series becomes→XYZXXYYZZXYZ. Hence, the second option is correct.
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