Reasoning: Alphanumeric Series Questions Set 21 (Series Completion)

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:

SKY, RAM, TOP, UTE, SNP

1. If the third alphabet in each of the word is changed to the next alphabet in English alphabetical order, how many words thus formed have at least two vowel?
   None
   One
   Two
   Three
   Four
   Option A
   SKY → SKZ
   RAM → RAN
   TOP → TOQ
   UTE → UTF
   SNP → SNQ
   Hence, the new words formed do not have at least two vowels.

    

2. If in each of the words, all the alphabets are arranged in reverse English alphabetical order within the word, how many words will begin with a consonant?
   None
   One
   Two
   Three
   Four
   Option E
   Words in reverse English alphabetical order:
   SKY → YSK
   RAM → RMA
   TOP → TPO
   UTE → UTE
   SNP → SPN
   Hence, there are four words that begin with a consonant after reverse English alphabetical order.

    

3. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the second letter of the third word from the left and third letter of the first word from the right?
   Five
   Seven
   Four
   Three
   Two
   Option D
   Second letter of the third word from the left:
   Third word: TOP, Second letter from the left: O
   Third letter of the first word from the right:
   First word: SNP, Third letter from the right: S
   Letters between O and S: Three letters i.e. P, Q, R.

    

4. If in each of the words, the first alphabet is changed to next alphabet according to English alphabetical series and second alphabet is changed to the previous alphabet according to English alphabetical series so in how many words there is no vowel in that particular word?
   Five
   One
   Four
   Three
   Two
   Option D
   In the following words, the first alphabet is changed to next alphabet according to English alphabetical series and second alphabet is changed to the previous alphabet according to English alphabetical series.
   SKY → TJY
   RAM → SZM
   TOP → UNP
   UTE → VSE
   SNP → TMP
   Hence, there are three words i.e. TJY, SZM and TMP with no vowel.

    

5. If the given words are arranged in the order as they would appear in the English dictionary from left to right, which of the following will be second from the right?
   SKY
   UTE
   RAM
   SNP
   TOP
   Option E
   Words are arranged according to English dictionary from left to right.
   RAM, SKY, SNP, TOP, UTE
   Second word from the right: TOP
   

    

Directions (6-8): Study the following alphabet series and answer the questions given below.
K # P 3 ? N U = 6 I Z L ↑ @ V M 8 C 2 ↓ G 9 E > 4 H % J * &

6. >How many such symbols are there in the above sequence, which are immediately followed by a consonant but not immediately preceded by a digit?
   Three
   Two
   Four
   One
   Zero
   Option A
   Given Series:
   Left Side K # P 3 ? N U = 6 I Z L ↑ @ V M 8 C 2 ↓ G 9 E > 4 H % J * & Right Side
   Symbols which are immediately followed by a consonant but not immediately preceded by a digit:
   K # P 3 ? N U = 6 I Z L ↑ @ V M 8 C 2 ↓ G 9 E > 4 H % J * &
   Hence, there are three symbols which are immediately followed by a consonant but not immediately preceded by a digit: # @ %

    

7. Which is the 15th element to the right of 12th element from the left end?
   %
   G
   M
   L
   V
   Option A
   Given Series:
   Left Side K # P 3 ? N U = 6 I Z L ↑ @ V M 8 C 2 ↓ G 9 E > 4 H % J * & Right Side
   12th element from the left end: L
   15th element to the right of 12th element
   K # P 3 ? N U = 6 I Z L ↑ @ V M 8 C 2 ↓ G 9 E > 4 H % J * &
   Hence, 15th element to the right of 12th element from the left end is %.

    

8. Find the next element in the following series.
   K, P, N, Z, L, _____
   
   M
   V
   U
   @
   Cannot be determined
   Option B
   The series is of consecutive consonants in the sequence.
   K, P, N, Z, L, V
   

    

Directions (9-10): The following questions are based on the number series given below.
2 3 4 6 8 9 12 14 15 17 19 22 24 26 28 29 32 35 37 39 42 44 47

9. If all the composite numbers are deleted from the following arrangement, which element will be 2nd from left when arranged in descending order?
   17
   29
   37
   19
   47
   Option C
   Given: 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 14 15 17 19 22 24 26 28 29 32 35 37 39 42 44 47
   After deleting composite numbers
   2 3 17 19 29 37 47
   Numbers in descending order
   47 37 29 19 17 3 2
   Thus 37 will be 2nd element from left when arranged in descending order.

    

10. If all the even numbers are deleted from the following arrangement, then how many elements less than 20 will be left?
    One
    Two
    Three
    Four
    Five
    Option E
    Given: 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 14 15 17 19 22 24 26 28 29 32 35 37 39 42 44 47
    After deleting even numbers
    3 9 15 17 19 29 35 37 39 47
    The numbers less than 20 after deleting all even numbers:
    3 9 15 17 19
    There are five such elements.