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Select the term from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

YL 93, XK 88, WJ 83, VI 78, ?

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SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

UH 73

To solve this problem, we need to analyze and identify the pattern in the given series: YL 93, XK 88, WJ 83, VI 78, ?

  1. Alphabetic Pattern:
    • The first letters of the terms are: Y, X, W, V.
    • These letters follow a reverse alphabetical sequence: Y (25th in reverse), X (24th), W (23rd), V (22nd).
    • The next letter in this sequence should therefore be U (21st in reverse).
  2. Numeric Pattern:
    • The numbers in the series are 93, 88, 83, 78.
    • Observe that each number is decreasing by 5:
      • 93 - 5 = 88
      • 88 - 5 = 83
      • 83 - 5 = 78
    • Following this pattern, the next number should be 78 - 5 = 73.
  3. Second Alphabetic Pattern:
    • The second letters of the terms are: L, K, J, I.
    • These letters also follow a reverse alphabetical sequence: L (12th in reverse), K (11th), J (10th), I (9th).
    • The next letter should be H (8th in reverse).

Combining the above patterns, the term should be UH 73.

Therefore, the term that replaces the question mark is UH 73. Hence, the correct answer is:

UH 73

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