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Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.
JJ_K_LM_N_ _ O _ _ Q _ R _

  1. A
    KLMNOPPQR
  2. B
    IJKLMNOPQ
  3. C
    KLNOPPQRS
  4. D
    JKNNOOPRR

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's count the elements and observe repeating blocks or continuous alphabetical sequence.
The template is: JJ _ K _ LM _ N _ _ O _ _ Q _ R _

Let's test Option C (KLNOPPQRS):
Blanks filled in order: K, L, N, O, P, P, Q, R, S
Inserting these into the blanks:
JJ (K) K (L) LM (N) N (O) (P) O (P) (Q) Q (R) R (S)

Let's look at the grouped pattern:
JJKK, LLMM, NNOO, PPQQ, RRSS... wait, let's write it down carefully:
JJ K K
L L M M
N N O O
P P Q Q
R R S (if the last blank is S)

Let's check the position alignment exactly:
Template: JJ [1] K [2] LM [3] N [4] [5] O [6] [7] Q [8] R [9]
Let's see if Option C fits:
1st blank = K → JJ K K
2nd blank = L → L LM
3rd blank = N → N N
4th blank = O → O
5th blank = P → P O
Let's re-verify the counting.

Let's write out the continuous pairs:
JJKK LLMM NNOO PPQQ RRSS
Total letters: 20 letters.
Let's check the letters in this sequence:
J J K K L L M M N N O O P P Q Q R R
Let's match with blanks:
JJ _ K _ LM _ N _ _ O _ _ Q _ R _
1st blank: K → JJ K
Then K
2nd blank: L → L LM
Then M
3rd blank: N → N N
4th blank: O → O
5th blank: P → P O? No, our target is JJKKLLMMNNOOPPQQRRSS.
Let's align it:
Position: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Target: J J K K L L M M N N O O P P Q Q R R S S
Template: J J _ K _ L M _ N _ _ O _ _ Q _ R _
Let's fill the blanks using the target:
3: K
5: L
8: M
10: N
11: O
13: P
14: P
16: Q
18: R
19: S is missing from template? Let's check template characters:
1=J, 2=J, 3=, 4=K, 5=, 6=L, 7=M, 8=, 9=N, 10=, 11=, 12=O, 13=, 14=, 15=Q, 16=, 17=R, 18=_
Blanks to fill: 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18.
Values from target:
3 → K
5 → L
8 → M
10 → N
11 → O
13 → P
14 → P
16 → Q
18 → R

So the filled series is K, L, M, N, O, P, P, Q, R.
Let's check Option A: KLMNOPPQR.
This perfectly matches!

Practice this question

Try it yourself before checking the explanation above.

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.
JJ_K_LM_N_ _ O _ _ Q _ R _
A
KLMNOPPQR
B
IJKLMNOPQ
C
KLNOPPQRS
D
JKNNOOPRR

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