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Question

What comes next?
DA, EB, FC, ?

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper (25-Sep-2025) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is
GD

Sequence Pattern Analysis: DA, EB, FC, ?

To find the next item in the sequence DA, EB, FC, we need to identify the pattern governing the letters.

Analyzing the Pattern

Let's examine the sequence by splitting it into pairs and analyzing the progression of the first and second letters separately.

First Letter Progression

  • The first letters of the pairs are D, E, F.
  • These are consecutive letters in the English alphabet.
  • The next letter after F is G.

Second Letter Progression

  • The second letters of the pairs are A, B, C.
  • These are also consecutive letters in the English alphabet.
  • The next letter after C is D.

Determining the Next Item

By combining the next letter from the first letter progression (G) and the next letter from the second letter progression (D), we get the next pair in the sequence.

  • First letter: G
  • Second letter: D
  • Therefore, the next item is GD.

The sequence follows a simple alphabetic progression for both the first and second letters of each pair.

Result: The next item in the sequence is GD.
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