MPSC PYQ

Alphabet series

Alphabet series is a Aptitude concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2018, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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3
Years tested
2 · 2018–2025
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What you need to know first

English Alphabet Positions

What mastering this unlocks

Alphabet pyramidPosition countingAlphabetical SequencePair InterchangingMatrix Number-Letter SeriesPattern recognition

Real questions that test this

एका सांकेतिक भाषेत 'KAMAL' is '1626142615' असेल तर 'NO' साठी कोणता संकेत राहील ? / If the code for 'KAMAL' is '1626142615', then find the code for 'NO'.

1)1312✓ Correct
2)1415
3)1213
4)1514

The code uses a pattern based on letter positions or opposite alphabetical values doubled. Applying this pattern to 'NO' gives the corresponding code option 1.

रिकाम्या जागी कोणती संख्या येईल ? 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29, ______ What number will be in the blank space ? 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29, ______

1)(1) 35
2)(2) 37✓ Correct
3)(3) 40
4)(4) 36

The series increases by a progressive difference of +3, +4, +5, +6, +7, and so on. Following 29, the next difference is +8, giving 29 + 8 = 37.

खालील श्रेणीमध्ये कोणत्या संख्या प्रश्न चिन्हांच्या जागी येतील ? 69, 53, 76, 46, 83, ?, ?, 32, 97. In the following series, which numbers will replace the question marks ? 69, 53, 76, 46, 83, ?, ?, 32, 97.

1)90, 39
2)39, 90✓ Correct
3)37, 93
4)39, 88

This is an alternate series or double series. Sequence 1: 69, 76, 83, ?, 97 (+7 pattern). So 83 + 7 = 90. Sequence 2: 53, 46, ?, 32 (-7 pattern). So 46 - 7 = 39. Thus missing numbers are 39, 90.

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