ALPHABET TEST EXERCISE QUESTIONS

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

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 the word. Otherwise, X is the answer.?

A.) S
B.) E
C.) L
D.) O

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.) Three
B.) four
C.) five
D.) six

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 FG H I J K L M N O PQ R ST U V W XY Z
A.) S
B.) T
C.) P
D.) F

5. If the letters in the word RUTHENIUM are rearranged in the alphabetical order, which letter
will be second to the right of middle letter?

A.) I
B.) T
C.) N
D.) R
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
7. From the word 'LAPAROSCOPY' how many independent meaningful words can be made without
changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?

A.) 3
B.) 4
C.) 1
D.) 2

8. 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
9. 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

10. If the following English alphabet, if second half of the alphabet is written in reverse order,
which of the letter is 7th right of 16th letter from the left?

A.) O
B.) P
C.) Q
D.) R

11. If 1st & 7th, 2nd & 8th, 3rd & 9th letters are interchanged in the word TRANSLATION. What
will be the fifth letter to the right of 9th letter from the right?

A.) T
B.) L
C.) R
D.) S
12. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes at the third
place?

A.) Bathing
B.) Banking
C.) Backing
D.) Banishing
 13.What should come next in the following letter sequence?
A B AB CA B C D AB C D E A B C D
A.) A
B.) E
C.) B
D.) C
14.Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions

F@ 3 9 H ! A D I % 4 E * $ M K 2 U R P 5 W 8 8 1 T J V 7
14.1 How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded
By a number and immediately followed by a letter?

A.) none
B.) one
C.) two
D.) three

14.2 If all the symbols in the above arrangement are dropped, which of the following will the twelfth
from the left end?

A.) 4
B.) K
C.) 2
D.) U
14.3 How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a number and not immediately followed by a symbol?

A.) none
B.) one
C.) two
D.) three

15. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CHANNEL , each of which has as many letters
between them in the word as in English alphabets ?

A.) none
B.) one
C.) two
D.) three
16. Each vowel of the word GLADIOLUS is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical
series and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceded it. How many vowels are present in the
new arrangement?

A.) none
B.) one
C.) two
D.) three
17. In each of the following questions jumbled alphabets of a meaningful word along with simple hints
to the word are given. You are to rearrange these alphabets and select from the given alternatives the one
which is one left to the middle letter of the rearranged word ?

Ex.1. NTYLPA E (punishment)

(1)L
(2) A
(3)N
(4)Y

Ex.2. I S H T O C R (a fast running bird)

(1)H
(2)R
(3)1
(4)T

Ex.3. L M E T U B A (liable to change)

(1)A
(2)T
(3)M
(4)E

Ex.4. N M C O O Y E (related to economics)

(1)O
(2)C
(3)N
(4)Y

Ex.5. RICNTDIOA(a pointer on a machine)

(1)A
(2)R
(3)C
(4)1

Ex.6. E E S A T (annoy)
(1)S
(2)E
(3) A
(4)T

18. 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.) O
B.) R
C.) T
D.) U
19. If one is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following will be the fourth to the right
of the tenth from the right
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A.) 4
B.) 8
C.) 2
D.) 1

20. How many independent words can 'HEARTLESS' be divided into without changing the order of
the letters and using each letter only once ?
A.) 5
B.) 4
C.) 3
D.) 2

21. Which letter will be 13th to the left of 11th letter from the right in the following series of letters?

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A.) Y
B.) F
C.) E
D.) V

22. If you count 21 letters in the English alphabet from the end and 20 letters from the beginning. Which
letter will appear exactly in the middle of the sequence thus formed?

A.) N
B.) M
C.) L
D.) K
23. Which letter is the 9th to the right of the 15th letter from your left in the following alphabet series?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U V W XY Z
A.) U
B.) V
C.) X
D.) W

24. Ramu ranks 5th in the class. Raju is 8th from the last. If Rani 6th after Ramu and just in the middle
of Ramu and Raju. How many students are there in the class?

A.) 25
B.) 26
C.) 23
D.) 24
25. Which should be the ninth letter to the right of 17th letter from the right, if second half of the
alphabet is reversed?

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U V W XY Z
A.) V
B.) T
C.) U
D.) S
26. Two letters in the word 'LEMON' have as many letters between them in the word as in the
alphabet Which one of the two letters comes earlier in the alphabet ?
A.) L
B.) M
C.) N
D.) E

27. LAP BUT CAR SON HID

If the positions of the first and the third alphabets of each of the words are interchanged, which of
the following would form a meaningful word in the new arrangement?
A.) HID
B.) SON
C.) Both LAP and BUT
D.) Both CAR and LAP

28. 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.) E
B.) N
C.) R
D.) T

29. In the following Colour sequence, R stands for Red, Y for Yellow, G for Green, B for Blue and
W for White of the sequence is continued, which colour will come next?

B BR BR WB RW G BRW GYB RB RW BR W

A.) Yellow
B.) White
C.) Blue
D.) Green
30. In a certain series given below count each 5 which is not immediately preceded by 3 but immediately
followed by 7. How many such 5’s are there?

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A.) 4
B.) 3
C.) 5
D.) 2
31. Which should be the 7th letter to the right of 18th letter from the right, if second half of the alphabets
is reversed?

A.) X
B.) W
C.) L
D.) Y

32. Which letter is the 7th to the right of the 13th letter from your left in the following alphabet series?

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U V W XY Z
A.) S
B.) T
C.) V
D.) U

33. In the following English alphabets, if second half of the alphabets is written in reverse
order. Which of the letter is sixth to the right of 18th letter from the left?

A.) T
B.) L
C.) P
D.) E
34. If the second half of alphabets is written in reverse order then which of the following letters is third
to the left of 19th letter from the left?

A.) Y
B.) M
C.) N
D.) None of These

35. If 1st & 7th, 2nd & 8th, 3rd & 9th letters are interchanged in the word TRANSLATION. What will
be the 5th letter to the right of 9th letter from the right?

A.) T
B.) L
C.) R
D.) S
36. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘INTERNATIONAL’ which have as many letters
between them in the word as in the alphabet?

A.) One
B.) Two
C.) Three
D.) Four

37. In the following alphabet if 2nd half of the alphabet is reversed, which of the following
letters will be in the middle of 6th and 6th letter to the right of 16th letter from the right end?

A.) Z
B.) F
C.) U
D.) Y

38. How many 8’s are there in the following sequence which are immediately preceded by an even
number and followed by an odd number?

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A.) 2
B.) 3
C.) 4
D.) 5

39. What will be the middle digit of the middle number after the following numbers are arranged is
descending order?
267, 197, 678, 129, 259
A.) 6
B.) 9
C.) 2
D.) 5
40. Which should be the 7th letter to the right of 18th letter from the right, if second half of the
alphabets is reversed?

A.) X
B.) W
C.) L
D.) Y

41. How many pair of letters are there in the word ‘IDEAL’ which have as many as letters between
them in the word as in the alphabet?

A.) One
B.) Two
C.) Three
D.) Four
42. a – c – b a – c a – c b
A.) abcc
B.) acba
C.) bcaa
D.) bcba
43. Rahul ranks 17th in a class of 31. What is his rank from the last?

A.) 13
B.) 14
C.) 15
D.) 16

44. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CREDIBILITY each of which has only one
letter between them in the word as also in the alphabets ?

A.) 13
B.) 14
C.) 15
D.) 16

45. Arrange the given words Alphabetical Order and choose the one that comes first.
Option :
A. Science
B. Scrutiny
C. Scripture
D. Scramble
E. Script

46. In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below
are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of
numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word.
C E L S M U
1 2 3 4 5 6
A. 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1
B. 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2
C. 4, 6, 5, 2, 3, 1
D. 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 4

47. In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Below
are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of
numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word.
R U S G A
1 2 3 4 5
A. 1, 5, 4, 2, 3
B. 5, 3, 4, 1, 2
C. 3, 2, 4, 5, 1
D. 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
 48.How many pairs of letters in the word 'CHAIRS' have as many letters between them in the word
as in the alphabet ?

A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
E. Four
49. How many independent words can 'HEARTLESS' be divided into without changing the order of
the letters and using each letter only once ?
Option :
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. Can't be so divided
50. From the word 'ASTOUNDER', how many independent words can be made without changing
the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?

A. Nil
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
E. Four
51. Which letter is exactly midway between H and S in the given alphabet ?

A. L
B. M
C. N
D. O
E. No such letter

52. In the English alphabet, which letter will be to the immediate left of M ?

A. N
B. L
C. O
D. K
E. None of these
53. Which letter is sixteenth to the right of the letter which is fourth to the left of I ?
A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A. S
B. T
C. U
D. V
E. Y
54. If the above alphabet are divided in two equal halves -- from A to M and N to Z, which letter in the
later half would be corresponding to the letter J ?

A. Q
B. V
C. X
D. W
E. None of these

55. Which letter is midway between 22nd letter from the left and 21st letter from the right ?
Option :
A. L
B. M
C. O
D. P
E. None of these
56. If the given sequence of letters is written in a reverse order, which of the following will be the
seventh letter to the left of eighth letter from your right ?

A. L
B. M
C. O
D. P
E. None of these
57. Which one word can be formed from the following letters ?
a a b c i l l n o o o r t
A. collapsible
B. locomotive
C. colourfulness
D. collaboration
58. If you pick up from the English alphabet, the sixth and the fourteenth letters from your right and
then pick up the fifth and twentieth letters from your left and from a meaningful word, what is the first
letter of that word ?
A. M
B. E
C. No word can be formed
D. More than one word can be formed
E. None of these

59. If the first five words in the sentence, "Meeta's mother meets me many times" are rearranged in the
alphabetical order, which will be the middle word ?
A. Meeta
B. mother
C. meets
D. me
E. many
 60. Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is two. Which of the following
series observes this rule ?

A. MPSVYBE
B. QSVYZCF
C. SVZCGJN
D. ZCGKMPR

61. The letters skipped 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

62. Number of the letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is two. Which one of the
following alternatives observes this rule ?

A. SPMLI
B. TSPNKH
C. UROLIF
D. WTQNKJ

63. Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is in the order of 1 2 , 22 , 32 .
Which of the following series observes the rule given above ?

A. CEJT
B. EGLO
C. EGLP
D. RTWZ
64. Write the above English alphabet in reverse order. First cancel every second letter and then select
that letter which divides the remaining letters of the alphabet in two equal parts. This letter is :
A. L
B. M
C. N
D. P
E. None of these
65. In the following list of letters, how many O's are followed by Q's but not preceded by D's ?
D O Q O D Q O D O D Q DO Q D S D Q PO Q D S S S D O Q OQ DO QD
D D O Q

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
66. In the following series, count each N which is immediately followed by X but X is not immediately
followed by T. How many such N's are there ?

N X N T Q M N X T M X N X C N Q M N N X Q N X T X N A M X N X M

A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
E. 9
67. Which is the only letter that occurs twice ?
H D Y S M W N B Q P O C R T B L Z V E G U F
A. B
B. E
C. M
D. S

68. Which two neighbours in the given arrangement are farthest in the alphabetical order ?
H D Y S M W N B Q P O C R T B L Z V E G U F

A. B and Q
B. D and Y
C. U and F
D. V and E

69. Which letter has the same neighbours as in the alphabetical order although they have changed
places ?
H D Y S M W N B Q P O C R T B L Z V E G U F

A. M
B. N
C. O
D. P
70. In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below
are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of
numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word.
K A T C E L
1 2 3 4 5 6
A. 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
B. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3
C. 6, 5, 3, 2, 4, 1
D. 3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5