Mental Ability Tests on 'Alphabet and Number Sequences and Series' Set 112

These questions help you develop speed and accuracy. Every exam tests these skills. So if you are preparing for a bank exam, state and national talent search exams, UGC NET, GATE, etc., then this quiz will help you master these skills. I have provided answers and solutions to each of the questions. This is quiz no. 112 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
Posted by Parveen(Hoven),
Aptitude Trainer and Software Developer

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Question 1

If the alphabets at the positions 1, 3, 5 and 11 are picked up and a meaningful word is formed out of them, what would be the second letter of that word?

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

R

 B

A

 C

C

 D

K

Soln.
Ans: B

The letters are: A, C, E, K. The word is CAKE

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Question 2

If the alphabets at the positions 1, 5, 8, 9, 13, 19 and 20 are picked up and a meaningful word is formed out of them, what would be the second letter of that word?

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

T

 B

H

 C

F

 D

A

Soln.
Ans: A

The letters are: A, E, H, I, M, S, T. The word is ATHEISM

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Question 3

How many pairs of letters are there in the word EMBITTERMENT which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

 A

4

 B

5

 C

6

 D

7

Soln.
Ans: A
  1. EmbitterMent
  2. eMbittermEnt
  3. embiTtermeNt
  4. embitTeRment
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Question 4

If the alphabets at the positions 1, 5, 13, 14, 15, 18 and 25 are picked up and a meaningful word is formed out of them, what would be the second letter of that word?

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

F

 B

Y

 C

A

 D

N

Soln.
Ans: D

The letters are: A, E, M, N, O, R, Y. The word is ANYMORE

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Question 5

If an item is at position 18 from the top of a list and at position 5 from the bottom of that list, how many items are there in the list?

 A

16

 B

27

 C

22

 D

18

Soln.
Ans: C

Sum of positions of an item from top and bottom of a list is always equal to the sum of the positions of the first and last items. So total number of items is= position of last item is= 18 + 5 - 1 = 22.

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Updated on 2020-02-07. Published on: 2016-02-10