Mental Ability Tests on 'Alphabet and Number Sequences and Series' Set 151

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. 151 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
Posted by Parveen(Hoven),
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Question 1

If each letter is attached a value equal to its serial number in the above arrangement starting from the left, then what will be the sum of the numbers attached to all the vowels in the sequence?

G H M I Y V K K Z T B L D L J E T S R J X T G P V

 A

13

 B

14

 C

20

 D

24

Soln.
Ans: C

The vowels are:

  1. I at position 4
  2. E at position 16
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Question 2

Study the following series and find the odd man out from the choices below.

G W @ Q T C 1 7 8 3 % 5 N O 2 9 6 V D H

 A

N 9 D

 B

O 6 H

 C

N 2 6

 D

5 2 V

Soln.
Ans: C

There is a gap of 2 in similar items, except the odd one.

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Question 3

Study the following series.

O 9 N R K Q V H P 2 1 X $ E I Y @ T 7 D

Find what should come in place of the question mark(?)

NK, VP, 1$, ?

 A

VQ

 B

9Q

 C

I@

 D

2V

Soln.
Ans: C

There is a gap of 3 between the first characters of each of the given pair. The second character of each pair is two positions to to the right of the first character.

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Question 4

Which letter will be the 4th from right if 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th and so on are interchanged in the word EMBEZZLEMENT?

 A

L

 B

E

 C

Z

 D

T

Soln.
Ans: B

The new letter is: MEEBZZELEMTN

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Question 5

Jack is ranked 8th from the top and Rani is ranked 15th from the bottom in a class of 22 students. How many students are there between Jack and Rani?

 A

5

 B

1

 C

7

 D

8

Soln.
Ans: B

Sum of positions of an item from top(right) and bottom(left) of a list is always equal to the sum of the positions of the first and last items. So position of Jack from the bottom is = 22 - 8 + 1 = 15. Number of students between them is: difference of 15 and 13 (minus 1) = 1

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