Sequences, Symbolic Logic & Ranking

Directions for questions 1 – 25: Select the correct alternative from the given
choices.

1. Which of the following is the VII letter to the left of the V letter to the right
of the IV letter from the left end of the English alphabet?
a) A
b) F
c) B
d) D

Ans: C

Solutions:

IV letter from left end = D. 7L – 5R = 2L. Therefore 2 alphabets to the left of D

= B. (or) From the left end - Right means (+) and Left means (-), so 4 + 5 – 7
=2. The II alphabet from the left end = B.

2. Which of the following is the X letter to the right of the VII letter to the left
of the VIII letter from the right end of the English alphabet?
a) T
b) V
c) W
d) X

Ans: B

Solutions:

VIII letter from the right end = S, so 10 R – 7L = 3R. Therefore 3 alphabets to

the right of S = V. (or) From the right end – Right means (-) and Left means
(+), so 8 – 10 + 7 = 5. The V alphabet from the right end = V.
 3. Which of the following is the XII letter to the left of the III letter to the right
of the XV letter to the right of the VI letter from the left end of the English
alphabet?
a) L
b) M
c) K
d) H

Ans: A

Solutions:

VI letter from the left = F. 18R – 12L = 6R = L.

4. The position of the I and V letter of the word SUITABLE are interchanged,
similarly the position of II and VI letters, III and VII letters and IV and VIII
letters are interchanged. In the new arrangement how many letters are there
in the English alphabetic series between the alphabets which is III from the
left end and the alphabet which is II from the right end?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Four

Ans: C

Solutions:

The New arrangement will be A B L E S U I T. There are 2 alphabets between

I and L in the English alphabet series.

5. Each vowel of the word S A V O U R Y is changed to the next letter in the

English alphabetical order and each consonant is change to the previous
letter in the English alphabetical order. If the new alphabets thus formed are
 arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, which of the following will
be V from the right end?
a) U
b) R
c) Q
d) P

Ans: C

Solutions:

S A V O U R Y = R B U P V Q X when arranged in alphabetical order, it

becomes B P Q R U V X. V letter from the right = Q.

6. How many pairs of letters are there in the word STUDENT which has as
many letters between them in the word as they have between them in
English language?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six

Ans: C

Solutions:

ST, S_U, TU, DE, N_ _ _ _ S = 5

7. How many pairs of letters are there in the word CHILDREN which has as
many letters between them in the word as they have between them in
English language?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
Ans: B

Solutions:

HI, H_ _ _ _ _ N, I _ _ _ _ N, E_ _ _ I = 4.

8. If the letters in the word AUSTRALIA are arranged in reverse alphabetical

order, how many letters remain in the same position?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

Ans: B

Solutions:

When arrange in reverse alphabetical order – UTSRLIAAA. S and A remain in

the same position so 2.

9. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the IV, XIV, V, VIII and
XXI letter of the English alphabetical series, which among the following
will be I letter of the word?
a) O
b) U
c) R
d) D

Ans: C

Solutions:

The letters are D N O R U the word formed – R O U N D. I letter = R

 10.How many meaningful English words can be formed using the alphabets A,
C, E and R only once in the word?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

Ans: B

Solutions:

CARE, ACRE, RACE

11.Each odd digit in the number 5263187 is substituted by the next higher digit
and each even digit is substituted by the previous lower digit and the digits
so obtained are rearranged in ascending order, which of the following will
be the III digit from the left end?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

Ans: B

Solutions:

The number is 6 1 5 4 2 7 8 when arranged in ascending order it becomes 1 2

4 5 6 7 8. The III digit from the left is 4.

12.In a class Ranjit is ranked XIII from the top and XXVI from the bottom
among those who have passed the annual examination. If 6 students have
failed in the annual examination, what is the total number of students in that
class?
a) 38
b) 44
c) 45
 d) 50
Ans: B

Solutions:

Number of students who passed = 12 +1+25 = 38 + 6 = 44.

13.In a queue, Amrita is X from the front while Mukul is XXV from behind
and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in the
queue what position does Mamta occupy from the front?
a) 20
b) 19
c) 18
d) 17
Ans: C

Solutions:

Number of persons between Amrita and Mukul = 50 – (10+25) = 15. Since

Mamta lies in the middle of these 15 persons she is 18th from the front.

14.In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the IX place from the right end
and X place from the left end respectively. If they interchange their places,
Rita and Monika occupy XVII place from the right and XVIII place from
the left, respectively. How many girls are there in the row?
a) 25
b) 26
c) 27
d) Data inadequate.
Ans: B

Solutions:

The positions are 17th from the right and 10th from the left. The number of girls
is ( 16+ 1 + 9 ) = 26.
 15.In a row of 21 girls, when Akshaya was shifted by four places towards the
right, she became twelfth from the left end. What was her earlier position
from the right end of the row?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 14
Ans: D

Solutions:

Anitha earlier position = 12 – 4 = 8th from left end. Position from right = 21 – 8
+ 1 = 14.

16.In a row of boys, Kishore is 12th from the left and Manoj is 10th from the
right. There are 8 students between them. How many students are there in
the row?
a) 30
b) 12
c) 18
d) Cannot be determined
Ans: D

Solutions:

If Kishore is ahead of Manoj - 12 + 8 + 10 = 30.If Manoj is ahead of Kishore –

12, so cannot be determined.

17.A bus for Chennai leaves every 30 minutes from a bus stand. On enquiring,
the time keeper told Vidyutt that the bus has already left 10 minutes ago and
the next bus will leave at 9.35 am. At what time did Vidyutt enquire with the
time keeper?
a) 9.15 am
b) 9.10 am
c) 9.05 am
d) 8.55 am
Ans: A
Solutions:

9.35 – (30m + 10m) = 9.15 am.

18.An interview was held at The Residency by the director and chairman of a
company. The director came in at 12.30 pm. He came 20 minutes before the
chairman who was late by half an hour. At what time was the interview
scheduled?
a) 12.50 pm
b) 12.40 pm
c) 12.10 pm
d) 12.20 pm
Ans: C

Solutions:

The director came at 12.20, so the chairman came at 12.40. Therefore 12.40 pm
– 30m = 12.10.pm.

19.In a parking lot 36 vehicles are parked in a single row. After one car there is
one scooter, after the II car there are two scooters, after the III car there are
three scooters and so on. How many scooters are there in the II half of the
row?
a) 12
b) 10
c) 15
d) 17
Ans: C

Solutions:

CSCSSCSSSCSSSSCSSS / SSCSSSSSSCSSSSSSSC = 15

20.In the given sequence how many pair of alternate numbers has a difference
of 2?
641228742153862171413286

a) 1
 b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Ans: B
641228742153862171413286=2

Solutions:

641228742153862171413286=2

21.In the sequence given below how many times 1, 3 and 7 have appeared
together 7 being in the middle and 1 and 3 on either sides of 7?
2973173771331738571377173906
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) More than 5
Ans: A

Solutions:

2973173771331738571377173906=3

22.In the sequence given below which figures have equal frequency
7897652428972459297647
a) 253
b) 245
c) 375
d) 865
Ans: D

Solutions:

Only 8, 6 & 5 occur 2 times.

23.How many numbers are there from 1 to 100 each of which is not only
exactly divisible by 4 but also has 4 as a digit?
a) 7
b) 10
 c) 20
d) 21
Ans: A

Solutions:

The numbers are 4, 24, 40, 44, 48, 64,84 = 7

24.In the sequence of numbers given below how may 5s are there which are not
immediately preceded by 3 but is immediately followed by 7?
15735747372565857456557157755
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Ans: D

Solutions:

There are 4 such 5s

25.In the sequence given below how many consonants are both immediately
followed and preceded by a vowel?
BMCSDFICUTAOCDPBACLPCAMFIUTOL
a) 15
b) 10
c) 3
d) 12
Ans: C

Solutions:

There are 3 consonants

Directions for questions 25 to 30: Study the following sequence and answer the
questions that follow.

Q7∆F$H83G9SΦπ63@BAC24ʘ&*EP15?L
 26.How many such elements are there in the above sequence, which are either
immediately preceded by a letter or immediately followed by a digit?
a) 11
b) 12
c) 13
d) 15
Ans: A

Solutions:

Q 7 ∆ F $ H 8 3 G 9 S Φ π 6 3 @ B A C 2 4 ʘ & * E P 1 5 ? L = 11

27. In the above sequence, how many such digits are there which are neither
preceded nor followed by a symbol?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 2
d) 4
Ans: 5

Solutions:

8, 3, 9, 2, 1 = 5

28.In the above sequence, which of the following is the XII element to the left
of the III element to the right of the VI element from the right end?
a) π
b) H
c) @
d) S
Ans: C

Solutions:

6 – 3 + 12 = 15 = @

29.If the first half of the sequence is reversed, then which element is the X to
the right of the II to the left of the VII from left end?
a) Q
b) 7
 c) Φ
d) $
Ans: A

Solutions:

7 – 2 + 10 = 15 = Q

30.Based on the above sequence fill in the missing terms in the series
FHG, Sπ@, A2&, _____, 7F8
a) Q∆8
b) E1L
c) π3A
d) *P?

Ans: B

Solutions:

+2 + 3+2

Directions (31 - 35): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the
questions given below.
38$QR#T4S7@IJU %165FAC9EG*HWK2 £
31. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which
is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a
symbol ?
a. None
b. One
c. Two
d. Three
e. More than three
Ans: C

32. Which of the following is the eighth to the left of the thirteenth from the left
end of the above arrangement?
a. R
b. #
c. Q
d. T
 e. $
Ans: A

Directions (36 -40): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the
questions given below.

Q9K#P@3ENSAC*G©UM7FIV%4Z8 Y

33.If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the
following will be the seventeenth from the right end ?
a. E
b. P
c. I
d. C
e. @
Ans: E

34.Which of the following is the sixth to the left of the fifth to the left of V ?
a. 3
b. A
c. N
d. S
e. None of these

Ans: D

35.Which of the following is the eighth to the right of the fourteenth from the
left end of the above arrangement?
a. V
b. 4
c. %
d. E
e. None of these

Ans: E

36.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 ?
 a. IM%
b. CNG
c. 3#N
d. UGC
e. GAU

Ans: D

37.How many such symbols are there in above arrangement, each of which is
immediately preceded by an alphabet and immediately followed by a
number ?
a. None
b. One
c. Two
d. Three
e. More than three

Ans: C

38.Which number would replace underline mark in the series?

1, 20, 58, ____, 191.

a. 105
b. 115
c. 111
d. 116
Ans : B

Solution:
Here the difference between the two consecutive terms is 19, 38, 57, 76 
58 + 57 = 115

39.Find the wrong number in the given series?

2 5 13 23 27 41 37 67
a. 23
b. 13
c. 27
d. 37
Ans : C
Solution:
All numbers are prime numbers.. except 27

40.What will be the next term in? 

       ZAM, YBL, ----, WDJ, VEI

a. XCK
b. UFH
c. ZAC
d. PFD
Ans : A

41.Fg_j_g_jf_g_
a. FGGJ
b. FJGG
c. FFGG
d. FGFG
Ans : A

42.Find the missing number in the following series. 

512, 256, 64, 32, ?

a. 16
b. 4
c. 8
d. 10
Ans : C
Solutions:

512/2 = 256 
256/4 = 64 
64/2 = 32 
32/4 = 8.
 43.Find the missing number in the following series. 

       12, 53, 207, 618, ?

a. 1324
b. 1432
c. 1234
d. 1124
Ans : A
Solutions:

12 × 5 - 7 = 53 
53 × 4 - 5 = 207 
207 × 3 - 3 = 618 
618 × 2 - 2 = 1234.

44. B7P, D10S, F4V, H13Y, ___

a. J1B
b. E0F
c. N7D
d. P9Q
Ans : A

45. LE: 30::TC: __

a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
Ans : C

46.1,3,5,7:1,27,125,343::2,4,6,8?
a. 8,64,216,512
b. 64,216,512,8
c. 64,216,512,8
d. None
Ans : A

47.7.7:59.29:: 15.1:__
 a. 215.01
b. 95
c. 228.01
d. 75.01
Ans : C

48.  Look at the series 3, 3/2, 3/4, 3/6 … what number should come next?
a. 3/8
b. 3/12
c. 1
d. 3/18
Ans : A

49. Look at the series 3.8, 3.5, 3.2, 2.9…… What number should come next?
a. 2.7
b. 2.6
c. 2.5
d. 2.8
Ans : B

50.Look at the series 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17…. What number should come next?
a. 21
b. 19
c. 20
d. 23
Ans: C