ALPHABET REASONING QUESTIONS

1. If a meaningful English word has to be formed using 1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th letters of the word (each letter
to be used once only) “SOUVENIR” then which of the following will be third letter of such word? If more
than one such words can be formed then mark ‘M’ as your answer and if no meaningful English word can
be formed then mark “P” as your answer.

A. E. B. S C. R D. M

Explanation: 1. 1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th letters of SOUVENIR are S,U, E and R. Meaningful English words
formed so are - USER, RUSE and SURE. Hence option D is correct.

2. If a meaningful English word has to be formed using 1 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 and 15 letters of the word
st th th th th th

“Acknowledgement” such that one letter is used only once then which of the following is third letter of that
word? If more than one such words can be formed then mark ‘X’ as your answer, If no such word can be
formed then mark ‘Y’ as your answer.

A. A. B. E C. N D. X

1 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 and 15 letters of the word “Acknowledgement” are A,N,O,E,D and T.

st th th th th th

The meaningful English words that can be formed are “DONATE” and "ATONED".

Hence option D is correct.

3. How many independent words can 'HEARTLESS' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and
using each letter only once ?
(a) 2 (6) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) Can't be so divided
(b): The words are HE, ART and LESS.

4. How many independent words can 'STAINLESS' be divided into without chang- ing the order of the letters and
using each letter only once ?
(b) Nil (6) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
(c): The words are STAIN and LESS.

5. From the word 'ASTOUNDER', how many independent words can be made with- out changing the order of
the letters and using each letter only once ?
(c) Nil (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) Four
(c): The words formed are AT and UNDER; or AS and UNDER; or AT and SOUND.

6. From the word 'BEHIND', how many independent words can be made without changing the order of the
letters and using each letter only once ?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

(b): The words arc BE and HIND.

7. From the word 'LAPAROSCOPV, how many independent meaningful words can be made without
changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?
(a) 1 (6) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) More than 4
(b): The words arc LAP and COPY.

8. How many independent words can 'DETERMINATION' be divided into without changing the order of the letters
and using each letter only once ?

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 (d) One (6) Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) None of these
(b): The words are DETER and NATION; or TERM and NATION; or DE and TERMINATION.

9. Which letter in the word 'SELFRIGHTEOUSNESS' does not change its position when the letters are reversed ?
(a)E (b) G (c) H (d) T
(d): Clearly, when the letters of a word are written in reverse order, the position of the middle letter
remains unchanged. Thus, in the word 'SELFRIGHTEOUSNESS', the middle letter i.e. T does not
change its position when the letters are reversed.

10. If the positions of the first and sixth letters of the word 'BENEFICIAL' are inter- changed; similarly the positions
of the second and seventh letters are interchanged and so on, which letter will be third from the right end
after rearrangement ?
(e) C (b) E (c) F (d) N (e) None of these
d):The new letter sequence is ICLALBENEF. The third letter from the right is N.

11. If the first and second letters in the word 'MISFORTUNE' were interchanged, also the third and the
fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which letter would then be the eighth letter counting
to your left ?
(a) 0 (6) F (c) S (d) T (e) U

(c) : M I S F O R T U N E
2 3 4 5. 6 7 8 9 10

The new letter sequence is IMFSROUTEN. The eighth letter counting

towards left is S.

12. Which letter will be the fifth from the right if the first and the second, the third and the fourth and so
on are interchanged in the word 'COMPANIONATE' ?
(f) A (b) I (c) N (d) 0 (e) None of these
Ans: (b) The new letter sequence is OCPMNAOIANET . The fifth
letter from the right is I.

13. If the last four letters of the word 'CONCENTRATION' are written in reverse order followed by next two
in the reverse order and next three in the reverse order and then followed by the first four in the
reverse order, counting from the end, which letter would be eighth in the new arrangement ?
(a) N (6) T (c) E (d) R
(d) : The new letter sequence is NOITARTNECNOC . The eight letter from the end
is R.

14. If the positions of the third and tenth letters of the word 'DOCUMENTATION' are interchanged, and
likewise the position of the fourth and seventh letters, the second and sixth letters, is also interchanged,
which of the following will be eleventh letter from the right end ?
(a)C (b) I (c) T d) U e) None of these
(c) : The new letter sequence is DETNMOUTACION . Tine eleventh letter from the right is T.

15. If in the word 'DISTURBANCE*, the first letter is interchanged with the last letter, the second letter is
interchanged with the tenth letter and so on, which letter would come after the letter T in the newly formed
word ?
(g) I (6) N (c) S d) T (e) U
Ans: d

16. Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is two. Which of the following series
observes this rule ?
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 (a) MPSVYBE (6) QSVYZCF (c) SVZCGJN (d) ZCGKMPR
(a): M N O E Q R S T U Y W X Y Z ABC D E2 2
2 2 2 2

18. The letters shipped in between the adjacent letters in the series are followed by equal space. Which of
the following series observes this rule ?
(a)HKNGSW (b) RVZDFG (c) RVZDHL (d) SUXADF
(c): B S T U y w X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L3 3
3 3 3

19 Select that series in which letters are not according to a general rule,
(a) CEGIKM (b)MORTVX (e) PRTVXZ (d) ZBDFHJ
(b) : M N Q P Q B 8 T U Y W X

1 2 1 1 1

20. The letters of the word NUMKIPP are in disorder. If they are arranged in proper order, the name of a
vegetable is formea. What is the last letter of the word so formed ?
a) K b) M ( C) N d) P e) U
ans : (c) : Tho name of the vegetable is PUMPKIN . The last letter N.

Directions (21-25): Following questions are based on the five words given below, Study the
following words and answer the following question:

MINTS RAGSE CULTS NIGAS PEMTO

Q21. If the given words are arranged in the order as they appear in a dictionary from left to right,
which of the following word will be the fifth from the left end?

(a) MINTS

(b) RAGSE

(c) CULTS

(d) NIGAS

(e) PEMTO

Q22. If the letters of the given words are arranged in alphabetical order, then within the word
how many meaningful words will be formed?

(a) Four

(b) Three

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(c) Two

(d) One

(e) None

Q23. How many letters are there between the first Letter of third word from left end and Last
Letter of the second word from right end (According to the alphabetical order)?

(a) Eight

(b) Nine

(c) Ten

(d) Fifteen

(e) Sixteen

Q24. How many vowels are there in between the first letter of first word from left and last letter of
last word from right (According to the alphabetical order)?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) None

(d) Five

(e) None of these

Q25. How many letters are there between the first letter of last word from left and first letter of
the second word from left (According to the alphabetical order)?

(a) Four

(b) Fourteen

(c) Twenty

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(d) Six

(e) One

Directions : In each of the following questions, choose one word which can be formed from
the letters of the given word.
26.CHOCOLATE
(a) TELLb) HEALTH (c) LATE (d) COOLER
27.MEASUREMENT

(a) MASTER (b) MANTLE (c) SUMMIT (d) ASSURE

Sol: 26. (c) 27 .(a)
28. If we make a meaningful word with the first, fourth, ninth and fourteenth letters of the word
'ADMINISTRATION', which of the following will be the third letter of that word from the right end of
that word ?
a. A (b) I (c) N (d) R (e) None of these

28 .(a): The first, fourth, ninth and fourteenth letters of the word ADMINISTRATIO N are A. I. R and
N respectively. The word formed is RAI N The third letter from the right end is A.

Directions : In each of the following questions, find which one word can- not be made from the
letters of the given word.
2 UNCONSCIOUS
9.
(a) SON b COIN (c SUN d NOSE
) ) )
30 TURBULENCE
.
(a) CART b BLUE c RENT d LENT
) ) )

1. d
2. (a)

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