Question

Find the missing term "?" in the grid given below.

C	G	K
G	L	Q
L	R	?

• A. Y
• B. X
• C. S
• D. P

Hint:

Convert every letter to its position number (A = 1, B = 2, and so on), then compare how the numbers step up along each row and each column.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Turn each letter into its alphabet position.
Using A \(=1\), B \(=2\), and so on up to Z \(=26\), the grid becomes:
Row 1: C(3), G(7), K(11)
Row 2: G(7), L(12), Q(17)
Row 3: L(12), R(18), ?(unknown)

Step 2: Study the pattern within each row.
In Row 1, the jump from C to G is \(7-3=4\), and from G to K is \(11-7=4\). Both jumps are \(+4\).
In Row 2, the jump from G to L is \(12-7=5\), and from L to Q is \(17-12=5\). Both jumps are \(+5\).
So each row uses a constant jump, and that jump grows by \(1\) as we move from Row 1 to Row 2 (from \(+4\) to \(+5\)).

Step 3: Apply the same logic to Row 3.
Row 3 starts at L(12), and the jump from L to R is \(18-12=6\), which is exactly \(1\) more than Row 2's jump of \(5\), confirming the row-by-row growth in jump size. Since Row 3's jump is \(+6\) throughout, the missing letter is \(18+6=24\).

Step 4: Double check using the columns.
Column 3 reads K(11), Q(17), ?(unknown). The jump from K to Q is \(17-11=6\), the same jump as within Row 3, so the next jump should also be \(6\), giving \(17+6=24\) again. Both the row method and the column method agree.

Step 5: Convert the number back to a letter.
Position \(24\) in the alphabet is X.

Final Answer:
The missing term is X. \[ \boxed{X} \]