UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

The series lists abbreviations of the days of the week in order: SUN (Sunday), MON (Monday), TUE (Tuesday) and WED (Wednesday). The next day in the weekly sequence is Thursday, abbreviated as THU. Therefore THU is the only term that continues this ordered list of weekdays.

Option A:
Option A, FRI, represents Friday, which comes after Thursday in the weekly cycle. Choosing FRI would skip Thursday and break the strict day-by-day sequence. Hence FRI cannot be the immediate next term.

Option B:
Option B is correct because THU stands for Thursday, the day following Wednesday. It maintains the exact chronological order of the days. This alignment with the familiar weekly pattern makes THU the logical continuation.

Option C:
Option C, SAT, corresponds to Saturday and is two days ahead of Thursday. Using SAT would skip multiple days, which the series does not do. Therefore SAT is not a valid next term.

Option D:
Option D, SUN, would restart the sequence from Sunday. There is no indication that the pattern cycles after Wednesday here. As the list is still in mid-week, SUN cannot be the correct answer.

In this series, the second letter A remains unchanged, while the first letter moves forward alphabetically: B, C, D, E. The next letter after E is F. Combining F with the constant A gives FA as the next term.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it uses F, the immediate successor of E, and retains the fixed second letter A. This respects both the constant suffix and the stepwise change in the first position. Therefore FA fits naturally as the continuation.

Option B:
Option B, GA, jumps beyond F to G, skipping one letter in the sequence. The pattern shows no evidence of skipping letters. As such, GA is too far ahead to be the next term.

Option C:
Option C, HA, moves even further away from the established progression. It disregards the requirement to use F next. This makes HA incompatible with the pattern.

Option D:
Option D, IA, is also not appropriate because it continues the same mistake of skipping multiple letters. There is no indication that the series changes its step size. Consequently, IA cannot be accepted.

In this series, the last two letters “AT” remain fixed, while only the first letter changes in alphabetical order. The first letters progress as B, C, D, E, so the next first letter must be F. Attaching the constant suffix “AT” to F gives FAT. Hence FAT is the only word that continues the simple first-letter progression.

Option A:
Option A, GAT, uses the correct suffix but jumps from E to G, skipping F. The rule shows every adjacent letter in order without omissions. Because it violates the immediate alphabetical succession, GAT cannot be the next term.

Option B:
Option B, HAT, goes even further, skipping both F and G. This disregards the clear pattern of moving to the very next letter at each step. Therefore HAT does not fit the orderly progression established in the series.

Option C:
Option C, EAT, simply repeats the last given term instead of advancing the pattern. The series requires a new word with the next first letter, not a repetition. As there is no indication of cycling, EAT cannot be the correct answer.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it keeps “AT” unchanged and moves from E to F exactly once. This agrees perfectly with the observed behaviour of changing only the first letter in strict alphabetical order. Therefore FAT is the logical continuation of the series.

In this series, the last two letters “AN” remain constant, while the first letter advances alphabetically. The first letters are F, G, H and I, so the next first letter should be J. Combining J with the fixed ending “AN” gives JAN. Thus JAN is the only option that maintains the simple first-letter progression.

Option A:
Option A, KAN, uses K as the first letter, which would come after J. This skips the immediate successor required by the pattern. Since the series moves one letter at a time, KAN cannot be the next term.

Option B:
Option B, IAN, repeats the last given word instead of introducing a new one. There is no indication that the pattern cycles or repeats elements. Therefore IAN is not a valid continuation here.

Option C:
Option C, GAN, is a previous term in the series. Reusing an earlier word breaks the forward movement of the first letter. Because the pattern shows steady progression, GAN cannot be the correct answer.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it uses J, the next letter after I, and keeps “AN” unchanged. It fits perfectly with the rule that only the initial letter changes step by step. Hence JAN logically completes the series.

In these three-letter groups, the last two letters “AT” remain constant while only the first letter changes. The first letters form the sequence R, S, T, U, which are consecutive in the alphabet. The next letter after U is V. Hence VAT is the term that continues the pattern of increasing the first letter by one while keeping “AT” fixed.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it respects both parts of the pattern simultaneously. It uses V as the next letter after U and retains the common ending “AT” without modification. This makes VAT a natural and unique extension of the given series.

Option B:
Option B, WAT, would be the next term if the series continued beyond VAT, but it skips the immediate successor required here. It jumps directly to W as the first letter, ignoring V, and therefore does not represent the very next element in the sequence. This violation of immediate succession makes WAT incorrect.

Option C:
Option C, RAA, changes both the first and last two letters, breaking the stable suffix “AT” that all terms share. It also does not follow the alphabetical order of the first letters. Since it fails to preserve the key structural feature of the series, RAA is not acceptable.

Option D:
Option D, RAT, repeats the very first term of the sequence without any forward progression. The pattern is clearly based on moving the first letter forward, not on cycling back prematurely. Therefore RAT cannot serve as the next term in this context.

The first and last letters P and T remain fixed in each word, while the middle vowel changes in alphabetical order: A, E, I, O. The next vowel after O in this sequence is U. Therefore the next word formed with the same consonants is PUT.

Option A:
Option A, PET, repeats the second term rather than moving to a new vowel. The pattern clearly shows a progression of different vowels in order. Since PET does not introduce the next vowel, it cannot be the correct continuation.

Option B:
Option B, PAT, is the first word of the series and would move the pattern backward. There is no indication that the sequence cycles back to earlier words. Hence PAT does not fit as the next term.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it uses U as the next vowel after O while keeping P and T unchanged. This preserves both the consonant framework and the alphabetical order of the vowels. As a result, PUT is the only word that logically follows POT.

Option D:
Option D, PUTT, adds an extra T at the end, changing the word length and structure. The series maintains three-letter words, so this alteration in length disrupts the pattern. Therefore PUTT is not an appropriate continuation.

The series lists English words for natural numbers in increasing order: ONE (1), TWO (2), THREE (3) and FOUR (4). The next number in this sequence is FIVE (5). Therefore the word FIVE is the only term that preserves the numeric progression described in word form.

Option A:
Option A, SIX, represents the number 6, which would be two steps ahead of FOUR if FIVE is skipped. The series shows no evidence of skipping intermediate numbers. As the pattern is strictly consecutive, SIX cannot be the immediate next term.

Option B:
Option B, ONE, would restart the sequence from the beginning. There is no cyclical structure indicated; the list moves forward rather than looping. Repeating ONE therefore breaks the clear numeric ordering.

Option C:
Option C, SEVEN, represents 7 and skips both FIVE and SIX. This contradicts the strictly increasing by 1 pattern in the given sequence. Hence SEVEN cannot logically follow FOUR.

Option D:
Option D is correct because FIVE is the next integer after FOUR in the natural counting order. It continues the sequence smoothly without omissions or repetitions. As the series is clearly numerical in nature, FIVE must be the next term.