Qe MENTAL ABILITY - ALPHABET TESTAlphabet Test ‘TYPESI: ALPHABET TEST In these types of questions, ceriain words are given. The candidate is required to arrange them in the order in which they are asked. TLLUSTRATIONT If tis possible to make a meaningful word with the 3", and 11" letters the of word ‘CONTROVERSIAL’. write the first letter of the word, Write M if one word can be made, otherwise write X, Sol M. The 3rd, 4th and 11th, letters of the word “CONTROVERSIAL are N, Tand [ respectively. With these three letters, the following word can be formed TIN, Therefore, write M. ILLUSTRATION? How many letters are there in the word BACKLASH, each, of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as it is from the beginning of the English alphabet ? (None ©) One @) Two ® Three ‘Sol, (3) Clearly, C and H are respectively the third and eighth letters in the word BACKLASH as well as in the English alphabet. Thus, there are two such letters. ‘TYPE: ALPHABETICAL QUIBBLE In this type of question, zenerally 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. DIRECTIONS (EXAMPLE 3-4) : Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series : AB C DEF GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ou ov ew @ x Sol. (4) ‘The new alphabet series is ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPZYXWVUTSRQ The thirtcenth letier from the lef is M. The sixth letter to the right of M is X. ILLUSTRATION every alternative leter of English alphabet from B onwards (ncluding B) is written in lower case (small letters) and the remaining lettersare capitalized, then how will the first month of the second half of the year be written ? (@ tuly @) AuGust @) juY @— AuguSt Sol. G) ‘The new letter series becomes AbCdEfGhIj KIMnOpQrStU vWxYZ The first month of the second half of the year is July, which shall be written as jUTY. ALPHABETICAL ORD ‘Arranging words in alphabetical order implies “to arrange them in the order as they appear ina dictionary’, ie., as per the order in which the beginning letters of these words appear in the English alphabet First consider the first letter of each word, Arrange the words in the order in which these letters appear in the English alphabet. In some cases, two or more words begin with the same letter. Such words should be arranged in the order of second letters in the alphabet. DIRECTIONS (EXAMPLE 6-8) = In each of the following questions, four words are given. Which of them will be the last if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary? ILLUSTRATIONS: Which letter will be the eighth to the right ofthe third letter of the second half of the English alphabet ? a Vv @ W @) x oY Sol (3) Clearly, the first half of English alphabet has letters from A to M, and the second half has leters from N to Z. ‘The third letter of the second halfis P, and the eighth letter to the right of P is X. TRATIONS Tfonly the last ten letters ofthe alphabet are written in the reverse order, which of the following will be the sixth to the right of the thirteenth letter from the left end ? ILLUSTRATION Praise @ Practical @). Prank @) Prayer Sol, (4) Practical, Praise, Prank, Prayer. ILLUSTRATION Nature @ Native @) Narnate @) Nascent Sol (1) Narrate, Nascent, Native, Nature ILLUSTRATION Relieve @ Ringlet G). Rishifin @)Rigour Sol, (2) Relieve, Rightfal,Rigour, RingletMiscellaneous Solved Examples EXAMPLE1: ‘Number of letters skipped in between adjacent lettersin the series decreases by two. Which ofthe following series observes this rule? (1) EPVAF @ UCIOP @ Sol. (2) #8,46,4,42 (2) GPWBE XEMQU DIRECTIONS (EXAMPLE 2-3) : Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA EXAMPLI Which alphabet comes immediately before the sixth alphabet from the right extreme ofthe given alphabets ? Me Q) F @G @ U Sol. (1) Thesixthleter fromthe rights F.Ecomes immediately before EXAMPLE3: How many pais of eters are therein the word ‘BUCKET’ ‘hich have as many letters between themin the word asin thealphabet? () One Q) Tw (3) Three (4) Four Sol (1) CE DIRECTIONS (EXAMPLE 4-5) : Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV WXYZ EXAMI Ifthe alphabet series is written in the reverse order, which letter will be fifth to the lef of the fourteenth letter from the left? a Rk Q 1 @ Ss av Sol, (1) Since the letters of the alphabet are reversed, take the left and tight as right and left. Thus fourteenth leter fiom the right ofthe alphabet is M and the fifth letter from M to the right is R. EXAMPLES: Ifevery even letter beginning fromBBis replaced by odd number starting with 3, which letter/number will be the third to the right of the tenth numberiletter counting from your right. () M Qs gu @ a Sol. (4) ‘The new series is A3CSE7G9II1K I3M1S017Q19S21U23W25 Y ‘Counting from the right, the tenth characteris Q, and the thitd character tothe right of Qis 21 EXAMPLE6: the positions of the fifth and twelfth letters of the word GLORIFICATIONS are interchanged, and likewise the positions of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth letters, the second and eleventh leters and the first and thirteenth letters are interchanged, which of the following will bethe twelfth letter from the right end ? wt Q 0 @R @T Sol. (4) aa Vv ¥ GLORI FICATIONS pe ag ge Tee es eS The new letter sequence is NITSOFICAOLIGR. ‘The twelfth letter from the right is T.CUI i 1, Ihe first three leters of the word COMPREHENSION are reversed, then the last three letters are added and then the remaining letters are reversed and added, then which letter will be exactly in the middle. ? wu Qn @R @s 2. If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION were interchanged, also the third and the fourth let Fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which of the following, th letter from the right ? wR eo as (None of these 3. If the positions of the third and tenth letters of the word DOCUMENTION ate interchanged, and likewise the posi- tions of the fourth and seventh letters, the second and sixth letters is interchanged, which of the following will be eleventh from the right end ? mec Qt @ T @® vu 4. Amange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the ‘one that comes in the 2nd position (1). Restrict Q) Rocket @)_ Robber (Radom 5. Select the combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly will form a meaningful word. the RACET 12345 12,345 @ 32,145 @ 5.23.41 @ 51,234 6. Rearrange the first four letters, in any way, of the word. DECISION. Find how many words can be formed by using all the four words, (One @ @) Thre o Two ‘More than three DIRECTIONS (Qs. 7-8) : In each of the following questions, fa 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 1 PE LO ¢€ 12 3 4 5 6 CW 1,4.3,5.2.6 2 2.5.4,16.3 @ 3.4.5,126 45,1236 & T EBL S CA 123 4 5 6 © 1,234.65 @ 465,123 @) 5.6.4.1, 65,3241 9. IFit is possible to form a word with the fist, fourth, seventh and eleventh letters of the word ‘SUPERFLOUS’, write the first letter of that word. Otherwise, X is the answer. ws eu ao Mx DIRECTIONS (Qs. 10-14) 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, 10. INLASG 123456 ( 6.1,3,5,42 Q 51,6243 @ 34.6125 @) 24,3615 1, TLPNAE 123456 325,461 @ 325416 G) 45,3621 @ 4,6,1,3,5,2 12, RMNBUE 123456 ) 2.6.3,4.15 Q 463.215 @) 35.24.61 1,542.63 13. EHRASP 123456 () 5.2.4.6,13 6,234.51 @ 24,613, 14. AMDENR @ 3,4,2,1,65 123456 @ 2135.46 Q 64,2153 @) 345,216 1,6,2,4,5,3 15, The letters of the word NUMKIPP are in disorder. If they are arranged in proper order, the name of a vegetable is formed, What is the last Ieter of the word so formed? wk om @N @ P 16. If by ig the letters of the word NABMODINT, the name of a game is formed, what are the first and the last Tetters of the word so formed? @ BT @ BN @ ND @ MT 17. IF with the third, fourth, filth, seventh and tenth letters of the word ‘PERSONALITY’, a meaningful word is formed, then first leter of the word is the answer, If no word is possible then X is the answer, wo QT @R @s 18, A meaningful word starting with A is made ftom the frst, the second, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth letters of the word ‘CONTRACT’, Which of the following is the middleTN _ er DIRECTIONS (0S. 19-24) : Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series. A BCD EF GH LIKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ DIRECTIONS (QS. 26-28) : Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the correct sequence. 19. Which letter is eighth to the left on sixteenth leter from the right end? wm B Qs ec ® oH 20, Which letter is exactly midway between H and $ in the given alphabet? (No such letter @L @M Ome 21, Ifthe english alphabet are divided into two equal halves ~ fiom A to M and N to Z, which letter inthe late half would be corresponding to letter 1? @ Q @v @) x a w 22, Which letter is midway between 22nd letter from the left and 21st letter fiom the right? OL QM @ 0 ON 23. Which letter should be ninth letter to the left of ninth letter from the right, if the first half of the given alphabet is re- versed? wD @ & @) F od 24, If the first and the second letters interchange their posi- tions and similarly the thd and the fourth leters, the fifth and the sixth k eenteenth from your right? MF Qu et wo 25, How many as are there in the following series which are immediately followed by B as well as immediately proceded by 2? AMBZANAABZAB AZBAPZ ABAZAB sand so on, whieh letter will be the se « Nil @ @ Two o One Three 26. 1.Page 2. Pagan 3. Palisade 4, Pageant 5. Palate 14,235 24,135 @) 21.453 a 3 27. 1. Wrinkle’ 2. Wriggle 3. Writhe 4. Wretch 5. Wrath @ 45, @ 5.42.13 @ 5.20324 28, wit 3. Boisterous 4. Baflle ) 2.4,3,1,5 @ 423.05 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 29-36) : Find which one word cannot be made from the letters ofthe given word 29, UNCONSCIOUS (SON @) CON oe @) NOSE 30. INTERNATIONAL, (1) ORIENTAL () TERMINAL @)_LATTER (RATIONALE 31. CREDENTIAL (@) DENTAL CREATE @) TRAIN CREAM 32. TEACHERS. (REACH @ CHAR @)_ CHEER @) SEARCH 33. CONTEMPORARY (1). PARROT @) COMPANY @)_CARPENTER (PRAYER 34. REFRIGERATE (1) REFER (@) REGRET @)_ REGENERATE @) FREE. 38. CHOCOLATE @) TELL @) HEALTH @)_LATE @) COOLER 36. MEASUREMENT () MASTER @ MANTLE @)_ SUMMIT (@)_ ASSURE 1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CORPORATE each of which has as many leters inthe same sequence between them in the word as in the english alphabet? (None @) One @) Two Three 2. Ifthe last four letters of the word ‘CONCENTRATION’ are reverse order followed by next two in the reverse order and next three in the reverse order and then followed written by the first four inthe reverse order, counting from the end which letter would be eighth in the new arrangement ? aN QT OE OR It is possible to make a meaningful word with the third, Fifth, eight and tenth letters of the word “DISTRIBUTE”, Which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If'no such word can be made give X as the answer. ws Oe ane @ x DIRECTIONS (Qs. 4-5) : Choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the word given. 4 From the word “ASTOUNDER’, how many independent words can be made without changing the order of the let- ‘each letter once only @ One ThreeDIRECTIONS (for Q. 6) : Each of the following questions is, based on the following alphabet series. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 6. IP the alphabet is writt and every alternate leter starting with Y is dropped, which letter will be exactly in the middle of the remaining letters of the alphabet. OM @ N eo Mor in the reverse ord How many independent words can ‘HEARTLESS’ be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ? (Two 2 @) Four 4 How many independent words can ‘STAINLESS’ be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using ‘each letter only once ? @ Nil @) One @) Two @) Three Select the combination of numbers so that the letters arranged accordingly will form a meaningful word. VARSTE () 2,316.4, 2 @) 6.3,4.5.2,1 a Three Five 1 (4) Clearly, (COM) (PREHENS) (ION) > MOCIONSNEHERP ‘The midale letter is the seventh letter, which is S (4) The new letter sequence is EDRPSEISNO. The seventh letter ftom the right is P DEPRESSION aE seas) G76 910 weer ee pocUMENTATION 2 OM 123456789 wnIRI (1) Arranging the words in alphabetical order, we have Random, Restriet, Robber, Rocket ‘So the word inthe 2nd position is Restrit andthe correct answer is) (4) Clearly, the given letters, when arranged in the order 5,1 3,4 from the word ‘TRACE (1) The first four letters ate D, E, C, and only word DICE ed be formed so the answer is (1) 7. Q) POLICE 8. @) CASTLE 9. 2). Theletters selected are, E, Land S respectively. The word formed is LESS. The first letter is I, 10. Q) SIGNAL 11.) PLANET 12. @) NUMBER 13. @)_ PHRASE 14. (2) REMAND 15. (3) Thename ofthe vegetable is PUMPKIN. The las letter isN. 16. @) The name of the game is BADMINTON 17. Q)_ Therespective letters ofthe given word are R,$,O, Aand The word formed is ROAST. So the firs letter is R 18, (4) Therespective letters of the word “CONTRACT are C, O, [.R, A. The word formed is ACTOR, in which the middle letter isT 20, a. 2. 2B. 24, (8). Counting from the rightend i. ftom Z, the L6th leer iSK. ‘Counting from K towards the left the 18th letter is C (1). Thereare ten letersbetween Hand Sand as such thereisno Teter whicl is in the middle (4) Fis the tenth letter in the first hal The tenth letter in the Tater halfis W (4) 22nd letter from the lefts V and 21st letter from the right is F. The letter midway F and V is N. @)Thenew alphabet series is MLK JIHGFEDCBA, NOPQRSTUVWXYZ The Sh eter from rights Rand the ninth letter othe let of Ris E (8). The new alphabet series is BAD CPEHGIILKN MPORQTSVUXWZY The seventeenth leter from the right is L. @) AMBZANAABZABA ZB APZABAZAB @ 7 @ ® Ww 2» QQ 3 @ 2 @ 3 @) @® 3. @ 36. a) TT 1 @ CORPORATE Three pairs — (P, R), (R, T) and (P, O) have as many letters ‘between them in he word sin the English alphabet. But since the leders must be in the same sequence in the word as in English alphabet, so that desire pairs are (P, R) and (R, T) only (4) The now letter sequence ig NOITARTNECNOC The eighth letter from the end is R @) The word formed by S, R, Uand E is SURE, USER. (The words are AS, TO, UNDER @)_ The words are LAP, COPY @) Cancelling every second leter after reversing the alphabet the series becomes. ZX VTRPNLIHFDB Te middle letter is N. @) The words are HE, ART, LES: )_Only two such words can be formed. The words are STAIN and LESS. @) Cleary the given letters, when arranged inthe order 2,3, 1, 6 form the word ‘STRAVE”©. ieiEN In compliance with: For more info, Download Dream Them® App 5), National NATIONAL Talent Search EDUCATION ny SS Examination POLICY 2020 dean rach. direct. mould. An initiative of PSK Eduventures (P) Ltd. 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