Alpha - Numeric Series for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017 (Day - 16)

Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

U 9 P I % 1 8 R 4 $ M E 7 Q W 3 δ Z 5 T # A 2 J

Q1. Which of the following should come in place of question mark?
1%R M$7 3WZ ?
(a) #T2
(b) T5#
(c) 2#K
(d) ATJ
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which of the following is eleventh to the right of the nineteenth element from the right end?
(a) 1
(b) δ
(c) 7
(d) %
(e) None of the above

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Eleventh to the right of the nineteenth element from the right = (19 – 11) 8th from the right, i.e. δ.

Q3. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a vowel?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of the above

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. T # A. There is only one symbol.

Q4. If the positions of fifteen elements from the right end are reversed, which of the following will be the fifteenth element from the left end?
(a) 5
(b) $
(c) W
(d) Z
(e) None of the above

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. After rearrangement
U 9 P I % 1 8 R 4 J 2 A # T 5 Z δ 3 W Q 7 E M $

Q5. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a consonant and also immediately preceded by a vowel?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of the above

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol.U9P, E7Q, A2J
Thus, there are three such numbers.

Directions (Q.6-10): The following questions are based on the five three digit numbers given below:

684 512 437 385 296

Q6. If 2 added to the first digit of each of the numbers how many numbers thus formed will be divisible by three?  
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of these

Q7. If all the digits in each of the numbers are arranged in descending order within the number, which of the following will be the highest number in the new arrangement of numbers?
(a) 684
(b) 385
(c) 296
(d) 437
(e) None of these

Q8. What will be the resultant number if the second digit of the second lowest number is divided by the third digit of the highest number?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 0
(d) 1
(e) 4

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The second digit of the second lowest number is (385) = 8
The third digit of the highest number is (684) = 4
Now, according to the question,
Required resultant =8/4=2

Q9. If 1 is added to the first digit and 2 is added to the last digit of each of the numbers then which of the following numbers will be second highest number?
(a) 385
(b) 684
(c) 437
(d) 296
(e) 512

Q10. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged then which number will be the highest number?
(a) 296
(b) 512
(c) 437
(d) 684
(e) 385

Directions (Q.11-15): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

F 8 E 7 S 9 A Q 2 K M Z $ 6 % * V L 8 @ W 4 B 3 5 # U C

Q11. How many such odd numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Thee
(e) None of the above

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. S9, B3 

Q12. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a letter?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of the above

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. 8@W, 5#U

Q13. If all the letters are dropped from the above arraignment, which of the following will be the tenth from the right end?
(a) $
(b) 6
(c) 2
(d) 9
(e) None of the above

Q14. Which of the following is seventh to the right of the twenty-first from the right end of the above arrangement?
(a) 6
(b) $
(c) *
(d) %
(e) None of the above

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Seventh to the right of the twenty-first from the right end = (21 – 7) = 14th from the right end i.e. %.

Q15. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) E 9 Q
(b) A K Z
(c) M 6 $
(d) 8 4 3
(e) B # C

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