Select the term that will come next in the following series.

BE, DG, FK, HQ, ?

Looking at the series: BE, DG, FK, HQ, ?

The pattern needs to be analyzed separately for the first and second letters of each term.

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For the first letters: B, D, F, H, ?

Converting to positions in the alphabet:

• B = 2
• D = 4
• F = 6
• H = 8

The positions follow the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, ...

Each position increases by 2.

The next position is $8 + 2 = 10$, which corresponds to the letter J.

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For the second letters: E, G, K, Q, ?

Converting to positions in the alphabet:

• E = 5
• G = 7
• K = 11
• Q = 17

Looking at the differences between consecutive positions:

• $7 - 5 = 2$
• $11 - 7 = 4$
• $17 - 11 = 6$

The differences follow the pattern: 2, 4, 6, ...

The next difference is $8$.

The next position is $17 + 8 = 25$, which corresponds to the letter Y.

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Therefore, the next term in the series is JY.

The answer is Option 1: JY.