Logical reasoning

UNIT 1.3

Alpha-Numeric Series contains alphabets as well as numbers

of symbols punctuations etc.

What is an Alphanumeric Series?

As the name suggests, Alpha-numeric, a series which is formed by combining
both alphabets and numbers is called an alphanumeric series.

There are a variety of types in which questions may be asked for the
alphanumerical series. These include:

• Alphabet-Number-Symbol: These questions may also be asked in a

format where a series with alphabets, number and different types of
symbols (like &, *, $, etc.) may be given, and questions may be asked
based on them
• Only Alphabetic Series: Series with either missing element or questions
with sub-parts may be asked which comprise only English Alphabets and
no numbers, set in a specific pattern.
• Only Numerical Series: Series comprising only numbers, set in a
specific pattern may be asked the exam. Questions based on this type
may be asked in the form of rearrangement of numbers or digits with the
number in ascending, descending or any other order.
 SINGLE PAIR QUESTION

1. How many such digits are there in the number 76524983, which after
rearranging the digits of the number in ascending order from left to right
will remain at the same position as before the rearrangement?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. None
Correct option is: A
2. Each vowels in the word MACHINERY is replaced by the next letter and
consonant is replaced by the previous letter, What is the newly formed
word?
A. LBDGHMDQZ
B. LBBGJMFQX
C. LZCGJMDQX
D. NBDGHMFQZ
E. None
Correct option is: B
3. If two is subtracted from each odd digit in the number and three is added
to each even digit in the number ‘9542763’, how many digits will appear
twice in the new number thus formed?
A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
E. Four
Correct option is: C.

QUESTION SERIES
 Type I: Alphabetical Quibble

Directions: Answer the given questions based on the following English

Alphabet.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

1.Which letter is exactly midway between G and Q in the given alphabet?

a. K b. L c. M d. N
2.Which letter in the alphabet is as far from G as T is from M?
a. M b. N c. O d. P
3. Which letter will be sixth to the left of the nineteenth letter from the right
end of the alphabet?
a. M b. N c. X d. Y e. None of these
4.Which letter is seventh to the right of the thirteenth letter from the left end?
a. S
b. T
c. U
d. V
e. None of these

5. If the above alphabet is written in the reverse order, which will be the
eighth letter to the right of O?
aF
b. G
c. V
d. W
e. None of these

Practice exercise:
SET-1
Direction (1-4): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
RDP TRI MAR XBC TOS
1. Questions
If all the letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right
within each word, then how many meaningful words can be formed?
A. One
B. None
C.Three
D.Four
E.More than Four
Explanation
Answer: B
RDP TRI MAR XBC TOS
DPR IRT AMR BCX OST
2. Questions
How many letters are there between the third letter of the third word
from the left end and the second letter of the second word from the right
end as per the English alphabetical series?
A.Nine
B.Eleven
C.Fifteen
D. Ten
E.None of these
Explanation
Answer: C
RDP TRI MAR XBC TOS
The number of letters between B and R is fifteen.
3. Questions
If all the words are arranged in the dictionary order from left to right,
then which of the following word is third from the right end?
A.TRI
B.RDP
C.TOS
D.MAR
E.XBC
Explanation
Answer: C
RDP TRI MAR XBC TOS
MAR RDP TOS TRI XBC
4. Questions
If all the consonants are changed to the next letter as per the English
alphabetical series, then how many words thus formed will have more
than one vowel?
A.One
B.None
C.Two
D. Three
E.Four
Explanation
Answer: C
RDP TRI MAR XBC TOS
SEQ USI NAS YCD UOT

SET-2
Direction (5-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
CAR SUN WAR RAY FLY TAN
5. Questions
If all the letters are arranged in the alphabetical order from left to right
within each word, then how many words thus formed are meaningful?
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.More than three
E.None
Explanation
Answer: B
CAR SUN WAR RAY FLY TAN ACR NSU ARW ARY FLY ANT Hence,
option B is correct.
6. Questions
If all the words are arranged in the dictionary order from right to left,
then which of the following word is second from the left end?
A.SUN
B.WAR
C.RAY
D.TAN
E.None of these
Explanation
Answer: D
CAR SUN WAR RAY FLY TAN WAR TAN SUN RAY FLY CAR Hence,
option D is correct.
7. Questions
If all the consonants are replaced with the next letter in the English
alphabetical series, then how many words thus formed will have more
than one vowel?
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.More than three
E.None
Explanation
Answer: B
CAR SUN WAR RAY FLY TAN
DAS TUO XAS SAZ GMZ UAO Hence, option B is correct.

SET-3
Direction (1-3): Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
EGHIABNWQETIOLMBVSAPETXOE
1. Questions
How many vowels are there in the series?
A.10
B.9
C.11
D.12
E.None of the above
Explanation
Answer: A
Given series
E G H I A B N W Q E T I O L M B V S A P E T X OE

2. Questions
How many such consonants are there in the series which are immediately
preceded and immediately succeededby vowels?
A.Two
B.One
C.Three
D.None
E.More than three
Explanation
Answer: A
Given series
EGHIABNWQETIOLMBVSAPETXOE

3. Questions
Which of the following alphabetis fourthto the left of the ninth alphabet
from the right end?
A.M
B.I
C.L
D.O
E.E
Explanation
Answer: D
SET-4

Directions : Study the following information and answer the question:

Numeric string
2 5 4 5 5 2 9 8 7 1 3 6 8 5 7 4 2 5 6 9 8 7 1 2 3 6 4 7 9 8 6 4 46.
1. How many such even numbers are there which are immediately
followed by an even number and immediately preceded by an odd
number?
A. Two
B. One
C. Three
D. More than three
E. None of the above
Correct option is: D
2. How many such odd numbers which are immediately preceded by and
followed by a prime number?
A. Two
B. One
C. Three
D. Five
E. Six
Correct option is: C
3. All the even number which are immediately followed by a prime number
are dropped from the string which number will be the 11th from the left
end?
A.5
B. 7
C. 2
D. 6
E. 3
Correct option is: B
4. If the last 15 numbers are reversed, then which number is 21st from
the left end?
A. 6
B. 5
C. 8
D. 9
E.4
Correct option is: D
5. If all the number which comes at odd position from the left end are
dropped from the series then how many numbers are left in the series?
A. 14
B. 13
C. 17
D. 16
E. 15
Correct option is: D

SET-5
Direction (1-4): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
HU*5I^8K4&W@O2!E6LP3J1®B+
1. Questions
How many such letters are there in the given series each of which is
immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a symbol?
A.None
B.One
C.Two
D.Three
E.Four
Explanation
Answer: B
HU*5I^8K4&W@O2!E6LP3J1®B+
Required order -> Number - Letter - Symbol
HU* 5I^8K4&W@O2!E6LP3J1®B+
2. Questions
If all the vowels are changed to the next letter and all the consonants are
changed to the previous letter as per the English alphabetical series, then
which of the following elements are tenth from the right end and eighth
from the left end, respectively?
A.K, E
B.F, K
C.F, J
D.J, V
E.P, J
Explanation
Answer: C
HU*5I^8 K4&W@O2! E6LP3J1®B+
Tenth element from the right end --> E --> F
Eighth element from the left end --> K --> J

3. Questions
Which of the following element is fifth to the left of the sixth element from
the right end in the given series?
A.E
B.O
C.2
D.!
E.@
Explanation
Answer: D
HU*5I^8K4&W@O2 !E6LP3J1®B+
4. Questions
Find the next element in the below sequence.
U*5, ^8K, W@O, ?
A.LP3
B.!E6
C.3J1
D.P3J
E.6LP
Explanation
Answer: E
U*5, ^8K, W@O, ?
H U*5I ^8K4& W@O2!E 6LP3J1®B+
Direction (5-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
V 1 @ E 4 ^ L # 7 A & 9 W 8 T # O ! N % C * F ? I + 0 B 2 K$ Q
5. Questions
How many vowels are there in the given series which are immediately
preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
E.None
Explanation
Answer: A

SET-6

The following questions are based on the given 3-digit numbers.

821 547 452 935 368
11. The product of the second and the third digit in which of the following
numbers is the second highest ?
A. 547
B. 935
C. 368
D. 452
E. 821
Correct option is: A
12. The difference of the first and the second digits in how many of the
given numbers is greater than the third digit of the same number ?
A. Two
B. Three
C. More than three
D. One
E. None
Correct option is: A
13. If all the digits of the given numbers are arranged in ascending order
within the numbers, what will be the sum of the second and third digits of
the second highest number thus formed?
A. 12
B. 10
C. 15
D. 9
E. 14
Correct option is: E
14. If the first digit and the third digit of all the given numbers are
interchanged, which of the following will become the second lowest
number after performing the said operation?
A. 452
B. 547
C. 935
D. 368
E. 821
Correct option is: A
15. If ‘2’ is added to the second digit of all even numbers and ‘3’ is
subtracted from the first digit of all odd numbers, in how many numbers
thus formed will a digit appear twice ?
A. None
B. Three
C. More than three
D. Two
E. One.
Correct option is: E

SET-7

Directions(1-5): The questions are based upon the following six 3-letter
words.
TRE POK OWL ARE SIN UTE
1. If ‘C’ is added in the beginning of the words that start with a vowel, then
how many meaningful English words can be formed?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. None of these
Correct option is: C
2. If all the letters are arranged as per alphabetical order (within the word)
then how many letters (in the English alphabet series) are between the
middle letter of third word from right end and second word from left end?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 0
D. 1
E. 9
Correct option is: E
3. If ‘E’ is added in the end of the words that start with consonant, then how
many meaningful English words can be formed that end with ‘E’?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. None of these
Correct option is: C
4. How many meaningful English words can be formed if first and third letters
of all the words are interchanged (within the word)?
A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
E. More than three
Correct option is: B
5. After changing all the vowels (within the word) to their immediately
succeeding letter and all the consonants (within the word) to their
immediate preceding letter then which of the following will be the last
letter of the fourth word from left end?
A. F
B. K
C. J
D. V
 E. None of these
Correct option is: A

SET-8

Directions (1 – 5): Following questions are based on the five three-digit

numbers given below:
657 412 568 413 672
1. If 2 is added to the first digit of every even number and 1 is subtracted from
the first digit of every odd number, what will be the difference between the
2ndlargest and 2ndsmallest number?
A. 455
B. 211
C. 559
D. 317
E. None of these
Correct option is: B
2. If all the digits in each of the numbers are arranged in descending order
within the number, what will be the square of the sum of the digits of the
largest number?
A. 361
B. 441
C. 324
D. 400
E. None of these
Correct option is: A
3. What will be the resultant if the middle digit of the second largest number
is divided by the first digit of the second smallest number?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
E. None of these
Correct option is: E
4. If in each number, the first and the second digits are interchanged, which
of the following numbers will come in the middle when arranged in
ascending order?
A. 534
B. 762
C. 341
D. 567
E. None of these
Correct option is: D
5. If 1 is subtracted from the last digit of each of the numbers, how many
numbers will be divisible by 4?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. None of these
Correct option is: B
SET-9
DIRECTIONS (1 -5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer
the questions given below.
4K%RT3EP#A7B9DIQ@28VU©HJ5F1%6MW
1. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of
which is immediately preceded by a number but not immediately followed
by a letter?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. More than four
Correct option is: C
Solution:
Number Consonant Symbol/Number
Such combinations are:
4K%, 7B9, 5F1
2. Which of the following is the third to the left of the tenth from the left end
in the above arrangement?
A. E
B. 9
C. B
D. P
E. None of these
 Correct option is: A
3. Four of the following five, are alike in a certain way based on their positions
in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
A. 2VQ
B. JF©
C. 165
D. TP%
E. H5U
Correct option is: D
4. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which
is immediately followed by a letter but not immediately preceded by a
consonant?
A. Five
B. Four
C. Three
D. Two
E. One
Correct option is: E
5. Which of the following is the second to the right of fifth from the left end
in the above arrangement?
A. E
B. #
C. B
D. P
E. None of these
Correct option is: A

SET-10

DIRECTIONS (1 -5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the
questions given below.
4K%RT3EP#A7B9DIQ@28VU©HJ5F1%6MW
1. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each
of which is immediately preceded by a number but not immediately
followed by a letter?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. More than four
Correct option is: C
Solution: Number Consonant Symbol/Number Such combinations are: 4K%,
7B9, 5F1
2. Which of the following is the third to the left of the tenth from the left
end in the above arrangement?
A. E
B. 9
C. B
D. P
E. None of these
Correct option is: A
3. Four of the following five, are alike in a certain way based on their
positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to that group?
A. 2VQ
B. JF©
C. 165
D. TP%
E. H5U
Correct option is: D
4. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of
which is immediately followed by a letter but not immediately preceded
by a consonant?
A. Five
B. Four
C. Three
D. Two
E. One
Correct option is: E
5. Which of the following is the second to the right of fifth from the left
end in the above arrangement?
A. E
B. #
C. B
D. P
E. None of these
Correct option is: A