UGC NET Letter series Previous Year Questions (Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude)
JRFSmart holds 7 previous-year questions on Letter series from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, drawn from 7 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Letter series
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Two interleaved progressions | 3 |
| Blocks advancing by four | 1 |
| Three-letter series with different steps | 1 |
| Finding the missing letter | 1 |
| Alphabetical pattern | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Letter series appears in 7 of 87 papers (8%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Letter-series) A. Q, N, K, H, E, ? B. O, B, L, ?, I, D, F, E, C C. Z, U, Q, N, L, ? D. A, C, ?, G, I LIST-II (Missing letter) I. C II. K III. B IV. E Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Determine the next term (?) in the following letter series. BYD, EVJ, HSP, KPV, ?, ...
The next term in the letter series KB, JH, IM, HQ, GT, __________ is.
The next term in the letter series is : ME, KH, IK, GN, __________ is :
The next term in the letter series IN, HL, GJ, FH, EF, __________ is :
The next term in the letter series DEF, HIJ, LMN, PQR, TUV, _____ is :
The next term in the letter series DY, JX, OW, SV, VU, _____ is:
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