Reasoning Quiz

In questions (1 to 10 ) Answer the given questions with respect to the given series


 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 


Q1)-If only the first half of the given alphabet is reversed , how many letters will be there between K and R ?

6

10

14

16

Ans.- C
Reversing only the first 13 letters, we obtain the following letter-series
MLKJIHGFEDCBANOPQRSTUVWXYZ
So there are 14 letters between K and R in the above series

Q2)-Which letter should be ninth letter to the left of ninth letter from the right , if the first half of the given alphabet is reversed ?

D

E

F

I

Ans.- B
The new alphabet-series is
MLKJIHGFEDCBANOPQRSTUVWXYZ
The ninth letter from the right is R. The ninth letter to the left of R is E

Q3)-If the second half of the given alphabet is written in the reverse order, which letter will be seventh to the right of the twelfth letter from the left end ?

R

S

U

V

Ans.- C
The new alphabet series is
ABCDEFGHIJKLMZYXWVUTSRQPON
the twelfth letter from the left is L. The seventh letter to the right of L is U.

Q4)-If the last ten letters of the alphabet are written in the reverse order, which of the following will be the sixth to the right of the thirteenth letter from the left end ?

U

V

W

X

Ans.- D
The new alphabet -series is
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPZYXWVUTSRQ
The thirteenth letter from the left is M. The sixth letter to the right of M is X

Q5)-If every alternate letter starting from B is deleted from the given alphabet , which of the following will be the tenth letter from the right end ?

G

D

Q

H

Ans.- A
The new alphabet-series is
ACEGIKMOQSUWY
The tenth letter from the right is G

Q6)-If the alphabet is written in the reverse order and every alternate letter starting with Y is dropped, which letter will be exactly in the middle of the remaining letters of the alphabet ?

M

N

O

M or O

Ans.- B
Writing the given alphabet in reverse order and cancelling every second letter, the new series we get is
ZXVTRPNLJHFDB
There are 13 letters in the above series. So the middle letter is the seventh letter i.e. N

Q7)-In the given alphabet, starting from the fifth letter from the left, it twelve letters are written in reverse order , then which letter will be the seventh to the left of the fourteenth letter from the right ?

H

L

M

O

Ans.- D
Writing all the letters from E to P in reverse order , we obtain the following series
ABCDPONMLKJIHGFEQRSTUVWXYZ
The fourteenth letter from the right in the above series is H. THe seventh letter to the left of H is O

Q8)-Suppose the first and the second letters of the English alphabet changed places , also the third and the fourth, the fifth and the sixth , and so on. In the new alphabet , thus formed . Which letter would be the 14th ?

H

K

L

M

Ans.- D
The new alphabet-series is
BADCFEHGJILKNMPORQTSVUXWZY
Clearly , the 14th letter in the above series is M

Q9)-If A interchanges position with B, similarly C and D interchange positions and so as E and F and so on upto Y and Z , then which of the following will be seventh from the left ?

A

F

I

None of these

Ans.- D
The new alphabet-series is
BADCFEHGJILKNMPORQTSVUXWZY
The seventh letter from the left is H

Q10)-If the English alphabet every fourth letter is replaced by symbol (*) which of the following would be seventh to the left of the fourteenth element from the left ?

G

H

T

*

Ans.- A
The new series is
ABC*EFG*IJK*MNO*QRS*UVW*YZ
THe fourteenth element from the left is N. The seventh element to the left of N is G