Mental Ability/Reasoning (Verbal) - Alphabet Test
Important Facts About Letters :
3. We know A, E, I, 0 and U are
vowels of English alphabet and remaining letters are consonants of English
alphabets.
4. A ® 4 M (A to M) letters are
called first half of English alphabets.
5. N ® 4 Z (N to Z) letters are
called second half of English alphabets.
6. To the left means Z ® A (Z to
A)
7. To the right means A ® Z (A to
Z)
8. From A ® Z (A to Z) letters
are called left to right of English alphabets.
9. From Z ® A (Z to A) letters are
called right to left of English alphabets.
Types of Question Based on
Alphabet Test
There are some types of questions
based on Alphabet test:
Type I
1. Place of letter in forward order
In this type of questions the
exact letter has to be found out with the help of direction of place given in
the question. The example discussed as below will give you a better idea about
this type of questions.
Ex 1: Find the 11th letter to the left of 20th
letter from left in the English alphabet.
(a) D
(b) J
(c) K
(d) I
Solution: (d)
Let us see
Hence, 11th letter to the left of
20th letter from left is I.
Alternate Method
In English alphabet 11th letter
to the left of 20th letter of your left =(20-11) th letter from the left=9th
letter from the left =I
2. Place Of Letter in Completely
Backward Order
In such questions the order of
letters is completely reversed or they are counted from Z to A and then the
place of letter is asked with the help of direction.
Ex 2: If English alphabet is written in backward
order, then what will be 13th letter to the left of the 3rd letter from right?
(a) P
(b) N
(c) R
(d) Q
Solution: (a)
Backward order is written as
Now, the 13th letter to left of
the 3rd letter from right is P.
Alternate Method
In backward order of
alphabet,13th letter to the left of the 3rd letter of your right =(3+13)th
letter from right =16th letter from right P.
3. Place of a Letter When First
Half is in Backward Order
In such type of question, only
the 1st half of the order of alphabetical series is reversed and remaining are
left unaltered i.e., order of A to M is reversed and then questions related to
position of latter are asked.
Ex 3: If 1st half of the English alphabet is
written in backward order, then what will be the 7th letter to the left the
10th letter from your right?
(a) C
(b) E
(c) D
(d) J
Solution: (c)
Let us see
The 7th letter to the left of
10th letter from our right is D.
4. Place of a Letter When Second Half is in Backward Order
In such type of questions the 2nd
half is reversed i.e., from N to Z and remaining are kept as it is and then
questions related to place of English alphabet are asked.
Ex 4: If 2nd half of the English alphabet is
written in backward order, then what will be the 7th letter to the right of
13th letter from your left?
(a) T
(b) U
(c) V
(d) S
Solution: (a)
Let us see
The 7th letter to the right of 13th letter from our left is
T.
5. Multiple Letter Segment in Backward Order
In such type of questions, no specified order of change is
followed in alphabetical order. The are changed according to the condition
given in particular question.
Ex 5: If first four
letters of the English alphabet are written in reverse order; again next 5
letters are written in reverse order ;again next 6 letter s are written in
reverse order ; next 7 letter are written in reverse order and finally, the
remaining letters are also written in reverse order, then what will be the 7th
letter to the left of the 8th letter from right?
(a)M
(b) N
(c) O
(d) L
Solution: (a)
Let us see the arrangement
The 7th letter to the 8thth letter from right is M.
6. Number of Letter in the Middle of Two Letters
In this particular type, question asked to calculated the
total number of English letters between any two specified letter as directed in
the question.
Four situations can be created under these type of problems
Ex 6: How many letters are there between 8th letter from
left and 7th letter right in the English alphabet?
(a) 7
(b) 11
(c) 8
(d) 9
Solution: (b)
Let us see
There are 11th letters between 8th letter from left and 7th
letter from right.
Alternate Method
Total number of letter in the English alphabet =26
Required number of letters =26-(8+7) =11
7. Middle Letter between Two letters
In these types of questions, it is asked to find the middle
letter the two specified letters of English alphabet.
Ex 7: Which letter is in the middle of 7th letter from left
and 10th letter from right in the English alphabet?
(a) L
(b) P
(c) M
(d) Q
Solution: (a)
Let us see
Letters between G and Q is L.
Alternate Method
10th letter from right =27-10 =17th letter from left.
Required middle letter =7+(17-7)/2 =24/2 =12th letter from
left =L
8. Same Position of Alphabet after Arranging Alphabetically
In this type of questions, a word is given and then asked
how many letters remain same in their position, if they are arranged in
alphabetical order.
Ex 8: How many such letters are there in the word ‘CADMP’
which remain same in their position, if they are arranged in alphabetical order?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Solution: (c)
Let us see
So, such type of letters are D, M and P.
Alphabet Testing Questions and Answers : Logical Reasoning
1.Which letter will come exactly between the tenth
letter from your left and the seventh letter from your right. Without changing
any order in the original from the alphabet?
A.) N
B.) P
C.) O
D.) Q
Answer: Option 'C'
LOGIC :
10th letter from your left is J
7th letter from your right is T
The mid letter between J and T is O.
2.If it is possible to from a word with the first,
fourth, seventh and eleventh letters in the word 'SPHERVLVODS' write the second
letter of thet word. Otherwise, X is the answer.?
A.) S
B.) E
C.) L
D.) O
Answer: Option 'B'
LOGIC :
The first, fourth, seventh and eleventh
letters of the word 'SPHERVLVODS'
The word formed is LESS
The second letter is E
3.How many pairs of letters are there in the word
'CASTRAPHONE' which have as many letters between them in the word as in the
alphabet?
A.) One
B.) Two
C.) Three
D.) Four
Answer: Option 'D'
LOGIC :
Looking into the alphabets there are four
such pairs namely ON,EH,ST,TO.
4 4.In the
following alphabet second half is written first and then the first half is
arranged in reverse order. Then which of the following will be the 5th letter
to the left of 16th letter from the right?
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
A.) S
B.) T
C.) P
D.) F
Answer: Option 'A'
LOGIC :
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z M L K J I H G F E
D C B A
(16
5) = 21th
letter from your right is S.
5 5.If the letters in the word RUTHENIUM are
rearranged in the alphabatical order, which letter will be second to the right
of middle letter?
A.) I
B.) T
C.) N
D.) R
Answer: Option 'B'
LOGIC :
Alphabetical order of the letters of the
word RUTHENIUM:
E H I M N R T U U
Middle Letter = N. will be second to the
right of middle letter is T.
6 6. How many pairs of letters in the word 'CHAIRS'
have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet?
A.) 3
B.) 2
C.) 1
D.) 5
Answer: Option 'B'
LOGIC :
Letters in the word
Letters in the alphabet
C H A C B A
R S R S
7. 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 .
Which letter in this alphabet is the eighth letter to the right of the letter
and which is tenth letter to the left of the last but one letter of the alphabet?
A.) Y
B.) W
C.) G
D.) F
Answer: Option 'B'
LOGIC :
In the given alphabet, last but one letter of alphabet is Y.
10th letter to the left of Y is O
8th letter to the right of O is W
9. How many pairs of letters are there in the word "
CASTRAPHONE" which have as many letters between them in the word as in the
alphabet?
A.) 3
B.) 4
C.) 5
D.) 6
Answer: Option 'C'
LOGIC :
Looking into the alphabets there are five such pairs namely
ON, HONE, ST, TRAPHO, RAP.
1. ON - NO
2. HONE - EFGH
3. ST - ST
4. TRAPHO - OPQRST
5. RAP – PQR
10. 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 ?
A.) T
B.) S
C.) R
D.) C
Answer: Option 'B'
LOGIC :
The new letter sequence is E C N A B R U T S I D
Clearly, S comes after T
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