QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Reasoning

Prelims 2025

What comes at X and Y respectively in the following sequence? January, January, December, October, AugustAugust, March, October, MayMay, September

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Explanation

Observe the month shifts as decreasing offsets: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7-0, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7 (in months).

January 0=- 0 = January January 1=- 1 = December December 2=- 2 = October October 3=- 3 = July X=\rightarrow X = July July 4=- 4 = March March 5=- 5 = October October 6=- 6 = April Y=\rightarrow Y = April April 7=- 7 = September

Hence, X=X = July and Y=Y = April.

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