Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?

CABQ, CEJC, CIRO, CMZA, ?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

5, 6, 9, 15, ____?, 40

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
 96 * 6 * 24 * 49 * 25

By interchanging the given two signs and numbers which of the following equation will be correct?
 + and –, 2 and 4

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.

1 Pardoner
 2 Parenthetical
 3 Parental
 4 Pardon
 5 Parenthesis

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions.

12 persons are sitting in a parallel row such that six persons sit in each row. Persons in row 1 face south and persons in row 2 face north. Akshay, Viraj, Sunny, John, Sumit and Dhruv sit in row 1 while Sam, Madi, Ravi, Ankit, Bunny and Shikha in row 2. Dhruv sits third to the right of one, who sits opposite to Shikha.

One person sits between Dhruv and Akshay. Dhruv does not sit at any end. Sumit sits opposite to Bunny. Three persons sit between Bunny and Ankit. Bunny does not sit at any extreme end. Viraj sits opposite to Sam, who is not adjacent to Bunny. Sunny does not sit at extreme end or opposite to Madi.

How many persons sit between Akshay and John in the same row?

Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the given pair of words. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
Hibiscus : Flower

If P ÷ Q means that P is the mother of Q, P × Q means that P is the father of Q, P – Q means that P is the sister of Q, then which of the following expression shows that A is the father of C?