Civil Services Examination · Question 18
A pattern formed by two characters a and b is repeated more than once in the following string: × b × a × a × × a × a × bab What is ×× in the 7th and 8th positions from the left in the above string?
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Answer: (D) bb
Explanation
Known letters fit a repeating block of 5, 'abbab': positions 1-15 read abbab abbab abbab. Positions 7 and 8 are both 'b'.