UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Lengths increase 2,3,4,5 so next length is 6. Starting letters A(1), C(3), F(6), J(10) have gaps +2,+3,+4 so next gap is +5 → O(15). Six consecutive letters from O are OPQRST.

Option A:
Option A starts at L, not O, so it fails the starting-letter rule.

Option B:
Option B starts at M, not O, so it fails the starting-letter rule.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it starts at O and has exactly 6 consecutive letters.

Option D:
Option D starts at Q, not O, so it skips the required start.

The groups show both a sliding start and an increasing length. AB has length 2, BCD length 3, CDEF length 4 and DEFGH length 5, with each new group starting one letter later than the previous one. The next starting letter should be E and the length should increase to 6, giving EFGHIJ. Therefore EFGHIJ is the only option that satisfies both the starting position and length progression.

Option A:
Option A, EFGH, begins at the correct starting letter E but has length 4 instead of 6. It fails to reflect the clear pattern of increasing the group length by one at each step. Since it does not incorporate all the required letters up to J, EFGH is not the correct continuation.

Option B:
Option B is correct because it starts at E and includes exactly six consecutive letters, E through J. This matches the observed rule that each new term begins one letter later and has one additional letter compared to the previous one. By capturing both dimensions of the pattern, EFGHIJ logically follows DEFGH.

Option C:
Option C, CDEFGH, uses an earlier starting point C and repeats a length that does not align with the series stage. It effectively moves backward in terms of the starting letter while extending the length, which is not consistent with the observed movement. Hence CDEFGH cannot be chosen as the next term.

Option D:
Option D, ABCDEF, resets the pattern to start again at A and does not respect the sliding behaviour. It also gives a length that does not follow directly from the preceding term. For these reasons, ABCDEF is not a valid continuation.