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Different Types of Alphabet Test Reasoning with Examples

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Practice Alphabet Questions with Answers 

Q.1. Which of the following words will come second in the English dictionary?

(A) Magical

(B) Magnify

(C) Maternal

(D) Marshal

(E) Magnetic

Ans .  A

The given words can be arranged in the alphabetical order as:

Magical, Magnetic, Magnify, Marshal, Maternal

Clearly, ‘Magnetic’ comes second. So, the answer is (a)

Q.2. Arrange the following words according to dictionary arrangement:

1. Epitaxy 2. Episode 3. Epigene 4. Epitome 5. Epilogue

(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

(B) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1

(C) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4

(D) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3

Ans .  C

Clearly, the correct alphabetical order of the given words is :

Epigene, Epilogue, Episode, Epitaxy, Epitome

Thus, the correct sequence is 3, 5,2, 1,4. Hence, the answer is (c).

Q.3. How many such letters are there in the word BACKLASH each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as it is form the beginning of the English alphabet?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) More than three

Ans .  C

Clearly, C and H are respectively the third and eight letters in the word BACKLASH as well as in the English alphabet. Thus, there are two such letters. Hence, the answer is (C).

Q.4. If the letters in the word POWERFUL are rearranged as they appear in the English alphabet, the position of how many letters will remain unchanged after the rearrangement?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) More than three

Ans .  B

Sequence in the word :                   P  O  W  E  R  F  U  L

Sequence in English alphabet :                                    E  F  L   O   P  R   W

P  O  W  E  R  F  U  L

E  F  L   O   P  R   W

Clearly, the position of letter U remains unchanged. Hence, the answer is (b).

Q.5. Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is odd.

(A) BDHLR

(B) EIMQV

(C) FIMRX

(D) MPRUX

Ans .  A


Q.6. Number of letters skipped in between the adjacent letters in the series are multiples of 3.

(A) AELPZ

(B) DHLPU

(C) GKOTZ

(D) LORUX

Ans .  A


Direction(7-10): Answer the give question based on the following English alphabet:

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

Q.7. Which letter is exactly midway between G and Q in the given alphabet?

(A) K

(B) L

(C) M

(D) N

Ans .  B

There are nine letters between G and Q – H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P. Clearly, the middle letter is L.

Q.8. Which letter is midway between the eighteenth letter form the left end and tenth letter from the right end of the given alphabet?

(A) No letter

(B) K

(C) Q

(D) R

(E) None of these

Ans .  A

The 18th letter from the left is R and the 10th letter from the right is Q. Clearly, no letter lies between Q and R.

Q.9. Which letter in the alphabet is as far from G as T is form M?

(A) M

(B) N

(C)  O

(D) P

Ans .  B

T is seventh letter to the right of M. Similarly, the seventh letter to the right of G is N.

 

Q.10. Which letter is sixteenth to the right of the letter which is fourth to the left of I?

(A) S

(B) T

(C) U

(D) V

(E) Y

Ans .  C

The fourth letter to the left of I is E. The sixteenth letter to the right of E is U.

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