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ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Alphabet test is the test of the sequence of Letters , Words in alphabetical order as they have in the
dictionary. This chapter of reasoning deals with different type of questions based on English
Alphabet, Number and Symbol, usually asked in various competitive examinations.
Important Rules About Alphabets:
1. Positions of Alphabets in English Alphabetical Series
Position of Alphabets Left to 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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Position of Alphabets Right to Left:
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
2. A to M letters are called First Half of English Alphabets.
3. N to Z letters are called Second Half of English Alphabets.
4. “ E J O T Y ” FORMULA
E J O T Y
5 10 15 20 25
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
C F I L O R U X
5. OPPOPSITE LETTER
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N
Note – If the sum of two letters are 27 then both letters are opposite to each other.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
1. ALPHABETICAL SERIES
2. ALPHA NUMERIC SERIES
3. ALPHA NUMERIC AND SYMBOLIC SERIES
4. NUMBER SERIES
ALPHABETICAL SERIES
TYPE I:
In following alphabetical series, one term missing as shown by question mark . Choose
missing term from options:
1. X V T R P ? ?
1. NM
2. LJ
3. NL
4. LH
5. ON
2. C F I L ? ? U X
1. OR
2. RU
3. PQ
4. QS
5. QT
3. Y P X N U L S J Q H ? ?
1. DB
2. KI
3. IK
4. BD
5. OF
4. BD GI LN QS ?
1. XV
2. YZ
3. WX
4. VX
5. ZA
5. LXE NVG PTI RRK ?

1. TPN
2. MKI
3. TPM
4. MPR
5. TPO
6. deb ijg nol ? xyv
1. stq
2. rsp
3. stp
4. rtq
5. Stv
7. N3C P5G R8K ? V17S
1. T14N
2. S13N
3. U13P
4. T12O
5. T13O
8. J2Z K4X I7V ? H16R M22P

1. L11T
2. M11T
3. N11T
4. M12S
5. M13S
9. XCE VDG TFJ RIL ?
1. PNP
2. PMO
3. QMP
4. QNO
5. OMP
10. EKQ HMT KOW NQZ ?
1. RTD
2. RTC
3. QSD
4. QSC
5. QRB
ANSWER TYPE I:
1. N L
2. OR
3. OF
4. VX
5. TPM
6. stq
7. T12O
8. L11T
9. PMO
10. QSC
TYPE II:
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1. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a vowel?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. More than three
2. How many meaningful words can be formed with the alphabets which are second, seventh,
ninth and thirteenth from the Left end of the above arrangement?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. Four
3. How many pairs of letters are there in the series of alphabets given in BOLD in the above
arrangement each of which has as many letters between them (in both forward and backward
directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. More than three
4. If all the A and N are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be
fourth to the right of the tenth from the left end of the above arrangement?
1. T
2. H
3. S
4. G
5. I
5. Which of the following is the fifth to the right of the seventeenth from the right end of the
above arrangement?
1. T
2. H
3. E
4. G
5. I
ANSWER TYPE II:

1.
ASO, ONI, EGO, AVE
2. H, N, R, O
HORN
3.
4. L10 R4 = L + R
= 10 + 4 = 14
L14 = T
5. R17 R5 = R – R
= 17 – 5 = 12
R12 = E
TYPE III:
The following questions are based on five words give below:
PUT FOR SUM AND THE
1. If third alphabet of each of the words is changed to the next alphabet in the English
Alphabetical series, which of the following will form a meaningful English Word?
1. SUM
2. P U T and AND
3. AND
4. F O R and AND
5. T H E
2. If in each of the given words each of the consonants is changed to next letter and each of
the vowel is changed to previous letter in the English Alphabetical series, in how many thus
words thus formed will no vowel appear?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. More than three
3. If the given words are arranged in the order as they would appears in a dictionary from left
to right, which of the following will be second from the right?
1. SUM
2. PUT
3. THE
4. FOR
5. AND
4. If in each of the given words each of the consonants is changed to previous letter and each
of the vowel is changed to next letter in the English Alphabetical series, in how many thus
words thus formed will two vowel appear?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. More than three
5. If first alphabet in each of the words is changed to previous alphabet in the English
alphabetical order, how many words having two vowels (same or different) will be formed?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. More than three
ANSWER TYPE III:

1. PUT FOR SUM AND THE
PUU FOS SUN ANE THF
ANS- ONE
2. P U T FOR SUM AND THE

QTU GNS TTN ZOE UID
ANS- TWO

AND FOR PUT SUM THE
ANS- SUM
OVS EPQ RVL BMC SGF
ANS- NONE

OUT EOR TUM ZND SHE
ANS- TWO
TYPE IV:
Following questions are based on five words given below :-
DOT LOT NOD SUE LIE
(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not
necessarily be meaningful English words).
1. If in each of the words, all the alphabets are arranged in English alphabetical order with in
the word, how many words will NOT begin with a vowel ?
01. One
02. Two
03. Four
04. Three
05. Five
2. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between second letter of the
word which is second from the right and the third letter of the word, which is third from left
of the given words?
01. 13
02. 10
03. 11
04. 12
05. 16
3. If in each of the given words, each of the consonants is changed to previous letter and each
vowel is changed to next letter in the English alphabetical series then how many words thus
formed will no vowel appear ?
01. None
02. One
03. Two
04. Three
05. More than three
4. If the last alphabet in each of the words is changed to the next alphabet in the English
alphabetical order, how many words having two vowels (Same or different) will be formed ?
01. One
02. Two
03. Three
04. Four
05. Five
5. If the given words are arranged in the order as they appeared in a dictionary from left to
right, which of the following will be fourth from the left ?
01. SUE
02. NOD
03. LOT
04. LIE
05. DOT
ANSWER TYPE IV:

1. DOT LOT NOD SUE LIE
According to question:
DOT LOT DNO ESU EIL
2. DOT LOT NOD SUE LIE
Second from the right =SUE
Third from the left = NOD
Letters between D and U.
16 letters
3.
4.
5. D OT LOT NOD SUE LIE
According to question : D O T L I E L O T N O D S U E
ALPHA NUMERIC SERIES
Study the following letters/numbers arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.
EKM3P57RTVZ9DIFQX46GHI28W
1. Which of the following will be seventh to the left of sixteenth from the left end?
01. W
02. T
03. J
04. H
05. None of these
2. If the first twelve letters/numbers in the above sequence are written in the reverse order,
which of the following will be eight to the left of o the thirteenth letter/number from the right
end?
01. 3
02. T
03. R
04. P
05. None of these
3. Which of the following is exactly in the middle between the seventh letter/number from the
left end and the ninth letter/number from the right end of the above arrangement?
01. D
02. 9
03. 1
04. F
05. None of these
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way with reference to their positions in the
above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
01. 9T
02. Q6
03. H4
04. R9
05. 4F
5. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the
above arrangement?
M3E, RT5, DIZ, 46Q, (?)
01. 28W
02. 2IH
03. 28H
04. I2G
05. None of these
ANSWER:
1. LEFT-LEFT=LEFT
16-7=9 SO ANS WILL BE NINTH ELEMENT FROM LEFT CORNER WHICH IS (T)
2. AFTER REVERSING
13+8 = 21 FROM THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH MEANS (R)
3. ANS is 9
5. M3E, RT5, DIZ, 46Q, 28H
ALPHA NUMERIC AND SYMBOLIC SERIES
Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below-
Y48A@DF3#RN1M©WPδJ2E9Q*8ΔB5$IVK6
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
01. D#A
02. JWE
03. 982
04. $6B
05. RM3
2. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a letter?
01. None
02. One
03. Two
04. Three
05. More than three
3. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately
preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a symbol?
01. None
02. One
03. Two
04. Three
05. More than three
4. What should come next in the following series based on the above arrangement?
8@D#N1WδJ9*8
01. 5IV
02. 7$V
03. 7#9
04. B$#
05. None of these
5. If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be
the fourteenth from the left end?
01. W
02. P
03. Δ
04. J
05. None of these
ANSWER:
2. @ D F, # R N, © W P
3. F 3 #, B 5 $
4.
5.
NUMBER SERIES
TYPE I:
Following questions are based on the given below three-digit numbers.
764 357 253 381 462
1. If first and third digit of the numbers are interchanged to each other then which of the
following will be second highest number?
01. 462
02. 253
03. 357
04. 764
05. 381
2. If all the digit are arranged in descending order within the number then which of the
following will be lowest number?
01. 462
03. 357
05. 764
3. Which of the following will be highest number if second and third digit of the numbers are
interchanged to each-other?
01. 357
02. 381
03. 462
04. 253
05. 764
4. If all the digits are arranged in asscending order within the number then which of the
following will be third lowest number?
01. 462
02. 764
03. 381
04. 253
05. 357
5. If all the digit are multiplied within the number then how many numbers will be exactly
divided by three?
01. None
02. One
03. Two
04. More than three
05. None of these
ANSWER:
1. 467 - Second highest number

753
352
183
264
2. 764
753
532 - Lowest Number
831
642
3. 746 - Highest Number
375
235
318
426
4. 467
357
235
138
246 - Third lowest Number
5.
TYPE II:
Following Question are based on five four digit numbers.
7335 1133 2791 8271 4724
1. If first and third digit of each of the number are interchanged each other, then how many
number will become a perfect cube?
01. 3
02. 2
03. 1
04. 0
05. 4
2. What will be the resultant if the third digit of highest number is substracted from the third
digit of the second lowest number?
01. 5
02. 2
03. 6
04. 7
05. 1
3. If in each number, all digit are arranged in ascending order, which number will be the
second lowest?
01. 8271
02. 7335
03. 2791
04. 4724
05. 1133
4. If in each number, the second and last digit are interchanged, which of the following will
be the third highest number?
01. 7335
02. 1133
03. 4724
04. 2791
05. 8271
5. If one is added to the first and second digit of each number, then what will be the
difference between first digit of highest number and first digit of lowest number?
01. 5
02. 1
03. 4
04. 7
05. 2
ANSWER:
1. 7335, 1133, 2791, 8271, 4724
3375 3113 9721 7281 2744

15 14
2. 9-7 = 2
3. 8271
4. 4724
5. 9-2=7

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Important Rules About Alphabets:

1. Positions of Alphabets in English Alphabetical Series

Position of Alphabets Left to Right:

Position of Alphabets Right to Left:

2. A to M letters are called First Half of English Alphabets.

3. N to Z letters are called Second Half of English Alphabets.

5. LXE NVG PTI RRK ?

8. J2Z K4X I7V ? H16R M22P

ANSWER TYPE II:

ASO, ONI, EGO, AVE

PUT FOR SUM AND THE

ANSWER TYPE III:

2. P U T FOR SUM AND THE

3. P U T FOR SUM AND THE

5. P U T FOR SUM AND THE

Following questions are based on five words given below :-

DOT LOT NOD SUE LIE

ANSWER TYPE IV:

DOT LOT DNO ESU EIL

2. DOT LOT NOD SUE LIE

Second from the right =SUE

Third from the left = NOD

Letters between D and U.

5. D OT LOT NOD SUE LIE

ALPHA NUMERIC SERIES

M3E, RT5, DIZ, 46Q, (?)

13+8 = 21 FROM THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH MEANS (R)

5. M3E, RT5, DIZ, 46Q, 28H

ALPHA NUMERIC AND SYMBOLIC SERIES

764 357 253 381 462

1. 467 - Second highest number

7335 1133 2791 8271 4724

1. 7335, 1133, 2791, 8271, 4724

3375 3113 9721 7281 2744

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