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Alphabet - Test & Number Ranking

Alphabetical Order :
You have to arrange these words in order which they are arranged in a dictionary. In a dictionary the words are placed in
alphabetical order w.r.t. the second alphabet of the words and so on (that is, third alphabet, fourth alphabet...)
Directions: (1 to 2) Arrange in the correct alphabetical order.

SOME MORE EXAMPLES

1. Arrange in alphabetical order and find which word comes in the middle ?

Select, Seldom, Selfish, Seller, Send, Second, Section

Sol. The given words can be arranged in the alphabetical order as:
Second, Section, Seldom, Select, Selfish, Seller, Send
Clearly, select comes middle.

2. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and choose the correct sequence.
1. Precede 2. Precision 3. Precise
4. Precept 5. Preach 6. Prelude

(A) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2, 6 (B) 5, 1, 4, 3, 2, 6 (C) 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6 (D) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3, 6

Sol.(B) The correct alphabetical order of given words is.
Preach, Precede, Precept, Precise, Precision, Prelude. Thus, the correct sequence is 5, 1, 4, 3, 2, 6
3. If any two letters in the word PRISON have as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English
alphabet, they form an alpha-pair. How many such alpha-pairs are there in the word prison?
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Sol.(A) Letter in the given word Letter in the alphabet series

(1) ON NO (ii) PRIS PQRS
(iii) RISO RQPO (iv) RISON RQPON
4. If you count 21 letters in the English alphabet from the end 20 letters from the beginning which letter will appear
exactly in the middle of the sequence thus formed ?
(A) M (B) N (C) L (D) O
Sol.(A) Consider the English alphabet :
20 Letters from beginning
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
21 Letters from the end

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By counting 21 letters from the end 20 letters from the beginning, we get the following sequence in which
M comes exactly in the middle.

FGHIJKL M NOPQRST

5. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the first, the fourth, the seventh and the eleventh letters of the word
INTERPRETATION, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If more than one such word can be
made, give M as the answer and if no such word can be formed, give X as the answer.

(A) T (B) E (C) X (D) M

Sol.(D) The first, the fourth, the seventh and the eleventh letters of the word INTERPRETATION are I, E, R and T
respectively. The words formed are RITE and TIRE.
6. Choose the one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word.

RATIONALISATION
(A) NATIONALISTIC (B) NATIONALIST
(C) SITUATION (D) REALISATION
Sol.(B) The word RATIONALISATION contains all the letters of the word NATIONALIST. So, the word
NATIONALIST can be formed.

NUMBER QUIBBLE
In these type of questions, generally a set, group or series of numbers is given and the candidate is required to find
out how many times a number satisfying the conditions, specified in the question occurs.
7. How many even numbers are there in the above sequence which are immediately preceded by an odd number and
immediately followed by an even number ?

5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6.
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 5
Sol.(C) We have to find the sequence OEE. O-Odd No. & E -Even No. A odd number followed by two even numbers.
5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6.

ALPHABETICAL QUIBBLE
In these type of questions, generally a letter series is given, be it the English alphabets from A to Z or a randomised
sequence of letters. The candidate is then required to trace the letters satisfying certain given conditions as regards
their position in the given sequence or the sequence obtained by performing certain given operations on the given
sequence.
8. Thirty six vehicles are parked in a parking lot in a single row. After the first car, there is one scooter. After the second
car, there are two scooters. After the third car, there are three scooters and so on. Work out the number of scooters
in the second half of the row.
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 17
Sol.(C) Let C and S denote car and scooter respectively.
Then, the sequence of parking is

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CSCSSCSSSCSSSSCSSS/SSCSSSSSSCSSSSSSSC
The above sequence has been divided into two equal halves by a line.
Clearly, number of scooters in second half of the row = 2 + 6 + 7 = 15.
ALPHA -NUMERIC QUIBBLE
In these type of questions a jumped sequence of some letters, numbers and symbols is given and the candidate is
required to find out how may times a number or a letter or a symbol satisfying the conditions, specified in the question
occurs.
Directions : (9 to 10)
Study the following arrangement of symbols, letters and numbers to answer the questions given below it.

 = F 2  K S 75 # $ P L V 8 @ M U E 6  Q G 9 3 & T Y 

9. How many such letters are there in the arrangement each of which is either immediately preceded by a symbol or
immediately followed by a number, but not both ?
(A) Three (B) Four (C) Five (D) None of these
Sol.(D) The letters satisfying the given conditions are shown as under :
 = F2K S75#$P L V 8@ M U E 6 Q G93& T Y

Clearly, there are 8 such letters.

10. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangements each of which is immediately followed by a consonant
but not immediately preceded by a symbol ?

(A) Nil (B) One (C) Two (D) Three

Sol.(B) We know that of the 26 letters of English alphabet, five letters namely A, E, I, O, U are vowels, while remaining
are consonants. The consonants satisfying the given conditions may be shown as under :
 = F 2  K S 7 5 # $ P L V 8 @ M U E 6  Q G 9 3 & T Y  Clearly, there is only one such consonant.

USEFUL TIPS
1. Position of person from upward.

= [Total number of persons

– position of person from down] + 1
2. Position of person from downward
= [Total number of persons
– position of person from up] + 1
3. Position of person from right
= [Total number of persons
– position of person from left] +1

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4. Position of person from left

= [Total number of person
– position of person from right] + 1
5. Total number of persons
= [Position of person from upward/right + position of person from downward / left] – 1
11. Manisha ranked sixteenth from the top and twenty ninth from the bottom among those who passed an examination.
Six students did not participate in the competition and five failed in it. How many students were there in the class ?

(A) 40 (B) 44 (C) 50 (D) 55

Sol.(D) Number of students who passed = (15 + 1 + 28) = 44
 Total number of students in the class = 44 + 6 + 5 = 55
12. If all the numbers from 7 to 59, which are divisible by 3 are arranged in descending order then which number will
be at 10th place from the bottom ?
(A) 36 (B) 39 (C) 30 (D) 27
Sol.(A) The required numbers in descending order are : 57, 54, 51, 48, 45, 42, 39, 36, 33, 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9.
The 10th number from the bottom is 36.

13. Anil and Sunil are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 31 students. What will be
their respective ranks from the bottom in class ?
(A) 20th and 24th (B) 24th and 20th (C) 25th and 21st (D) 26th and 22nd

Sol.(C) Number of students behind Anil in rank = (31 – 7) = 24

So, Anil is 25th from the bottom.

Number of students behind Sunil in rank = (31 – 11) = 20

So, Sunil is 21st from the bottom.

PRACTICE EXERCISE - 1

Directions (Q.1 to 5) : Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below :
RE 5DAP$3TIQ 79 B#2 K%U1MW4 
1. Which of the following is exactly in the middle between 3 and 1 in the above arragement?
(A) B (B) K (C) 9 (D) #
2. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant
and not immediately followed by a consonant?
(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three
3. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a number but
not immediately preceded by a consonant?
(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three

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4. Which of the following is seventh to the left of the sixteenth from the left in the above arrangement?
(A) A (B) U (C) 4 (D) T
5. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above arrangement and so form
a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(A) BK7 (B) M U (C) DPE (D) WJ1
Directions (Q.6 to 10) : Study the following letter-number sequence to answer these questions : E & G B D M 4 N
K H 2ACZ S V 3 F 1 J LO Q 5 PR
6. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the first, the twelfth, the fifteenth and the twenty-first letters, then
which of the followeing will be the first letter of that word? If no such word can be made, give X as your answer
and if more than one such words can be made, give M as your answer.
(A) E (B) T (C) X (D) M
7. What will come in place of question mark in the following sequence?
GDR BMP D45 ?
(A) MNQ (B) 4NQ (C) MKO (D) M4Q
8. If the letters/numbers only from M to L are written in the reverse order and other letters/numbers are kept unaltered,
then which letter will be the third to the right of 17th letter/number from the right?
(A) A (B) C (C) S (D) Z
9. If every third letter/number starting from the right replaces successive days of the week starting from Monday, then
which letter will replace Thursday?
(A) A (B) F (C) S (D) Z
10. If every alternate letter/number is dropped starting from E onwards, then which letter/number will be the second to
the left of the tenth letter/number from the left?
(A) A (B) B (C) Q (D) V
11. In a row of boys, if A who is tenth from the left and B who is ninth from the right interchange their positions, A
becomes fifteenth from the left. How many boys are there in the row?
(A) 23 (B) 27 (C) 28 (D) 31

12. In a row of 21 girls, when Monika was shifted by four places towards the right, she became 12th from the left end.
What was her earlier position from the right end of the row?
(A) 9th (B) 10th (C) 11th (D) 14th
Directions :(Q.13 to 16) : Read the following information to answer these questions :
Consider a group comprising of 4 students  Reena, Beena, Meena and Neena, who stand in a row. Reena and Beena
strand in sixth and seventh positions respectively from the left. Meena and Neena stand in the fourth and fifth
positions respectively from the right. When Beena and Meena exchange their positions, then Beena will be fifteenth
from the left.
13. Originally, Neena’s position from the left is
(A) 5 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 16
14. Reena’s position from the right is
(A) 6 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 18

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15. If Neena and Reena also exchange their positions between themselves, then after the exchange, Neena’s position from
the left will be
(A) 6 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) None of these
16. After exchange of position between Beena and Meena, Meena’s position from the right is
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) None of these
17. Sam ranked ninth from the top and thirty-eighth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
(A) 45 (B) 46 (C) 47 (D) 48
18. A class of boys stands in a single line. One boy is nineteenth in order from both the ends. How many boys are there
in the class?
(A) 27 (B) 37 (C) 38 (D) 39
19. Nitin ranks eighteenth in a class of 49 students. What is his rank from the last?
(A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 31 (D) 32
20. Bharati is 8 ranks ahead of Divya who ranks twenty-sixth in a class of 42. What is Bharati’s rank from the last?
(A) 9th (B) 24th (C) 25th (D) 34th

PRACTICE EXERCISE - 2
1. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes last.
(A) plane (B) plain (C) player (D) place
Directions : (2 to 3): In each of the following questions, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of
numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word.
2. G A N I M E
1 2 3 4 5 6
(A) 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5 (B) 6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2 (C) 5, 2, 1, 4, 3, 6 (D) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6
3. C E L S M U
1 2 3 4 5 6
(A) 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1 (B) 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2 (C) 4, 6, 5, 2, 3, 1 (D) 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 4

4. How many pair of letters are there in the word REPURCUSSION which have as many letters between them in the
word as in the alphabet ?
(A) Three (B) One (C) Four (D) Five
5. Select the series in which the letters skipped in between adjacent letters decrease in order
(A) AGMRV (B) HNSWA (C) NSXCH (D) SYDHK
6. Which letter should be fourth to the right of twelfth from the right if the second half of the alphabet series is reversed ?
(A) J (B) K (C) L (D) M

7. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, the fourth, the fifth, the seventh and the eleventh letters
of the word DISTRIBUTION which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be
formed give X as answer.
(A) O (B) I (C) B (D) X

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8. Find which one word can not be made from the letters of the given word
SUPERIMPOSABLE.
(A) SPIRE (B) REPTILE (C) POSSIBLE (D) REPOSURE
9. In the following number series how many 8’s are there which are exactly divisible by the numbers which are preceded
and followed by it ?

824517284842282698454832843183
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

10. Three persons A, B and C are Standing in a queue. There are five persons between A and B and eight persons between
B and C. If there be three persons ahead of C and 21 persons behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons
in the queue.
(A) 41 (B) 40 (C) 28 (D) 27
11. If the alphabets were written in the reverse order, which letter will be the fifth letter to left of the fourteenth letter
from the left.
(A) R (B) I (C) S (D) H

Directions : (12 to 17)

Study the following information to answer the given questions :
(i) In class of boys and girls, Amars rank is 12th and Meeta’s ranks is 8th.
(ii) Amar’s rank among the boys is 6th and Meeta’s rank among girls is 3rd.

(iii) In the class Meeta’s rank is 52nd from the other end.
(iv) From the other end, Amar’s rank among the boys is 26th.
12. How many boys are there in the class ?
(A) 31 (B) 28 (C) 29 (D) Can’t be determined
13. Which of the following is Meeta’s rank among the girls from the other end ?
(A) 23rd (B) 28th (C) 26th (D) Can’t be determined
14. How many boys are there between Amar and last rank (assuming it is a girl) in the class ?
(A) 25 (B) 47 (C) 22 (D) Can’t be determined
15. How many boys are there between Amar and Meeta ?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) None of these
16. How many girls are there before Amar ?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) Can’t be determined
17. How many girls are there between Meeta and Amar ?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Can’t be determined

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ANSWERS TO PRACTICE EXERCISES

PRACTICE EXERCISE-1
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A
8. D 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B
15. A 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. C

PRACTICE EXERCISE-2
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. C
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. A
15. D 16. B 17. C

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