Based on the order of the English alphabet, what will come at the place of the question mark (?) in the given series?

Let’s write positions of letters:

Y D Y
W G T
U J O
S M J

Now convert to numbers:

Y=25, D=4, Y=25
W=23, G=7, T=20
U=21, J=10, O=15
S=19, M=13, J=10

Look at each column:

1st letters:

25, 23, 21, 19 → decreasing by 2
Next = 17 → Q

2nd letters:

4, 7, 10, 13 → increasing by 3
Next = 16 → P

3rd letters:

25, 20, 15, 10 → decreasing by 5
Next = 5 → E

So next term = Q P E

Correct answer: QPE