UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

In AHO, BIP, CJQ and DKR the positions of the letters show the same wide gap between successive letters within each group. At the same time, each column increases by one letter from group to group: the first letters go A, B, C, D and the second letters H, I, J, K and the third letters O, P, Q, R. Extending these sequences gives E as the next first letter, L as the next second letter and S as the next third letter. This produces ELS, which alone satisfies both the internal spacing and the column wise progressions, making it the correct continuation.

Option A:
Option A, ELT, has the correct first two letters but pushes the third letter further ahead than the pattern demands. The jump from R to T is larger than the consistent step used in the third column earlier. Because it changes the size of the movement for the last letter, ELT does not fit the series.

Option B:
Option B, EKR, keeps E as the first letter but leaves the second and third letters aligned with the previous term rather than moving them forward. That would break the rule that all three columns advance together. Therefore EKR cannot be accepted as the next term.

Option C:
Option C is correct because ELS continues the simple A→B→C→D→E, H→I→J→K→L and O→P→Q→R→S chains and still respects the same gap inside each group. The triple is fully consistent with the way earlier terms were generated. This agreement with both dimensions of the pattern confirms ELS as the right answer.

Option D:
Option D, FLT, changes the starting letter to F and shifts the others in a way that does not match the observed sequences. The columns would no longer increase by exactly one step. As a result, FLT is not compatible with the pattern of the series.