Alphabet Series - 1 for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017 (Day - 1)

Directions(1-15): Find the missing alphabet in the given series:

1. HJB, IKC, JLD, KME, ______:

a) LNF            b) LEF

c) LFN            d) None of These

2. DLM, ENO, FPQ, GRS, ______:

a) HUT                        b) HTU

c) THU                        d) None of These

3. ONM, LKJ, IHG, FED, ______:

a) CAB                        b) CBA

c) ABC                        d) None of These

4. MN, KP, GT, W__:

a) X                 b) D

c) C                 d) None of These

5. BFN, CFO, DFP, EFQ, ____

a) GGR                       b) FFR

c) FGR                                    d) None of These

6. QRD, RSE, STF, TUG ____:

a) HVU                       b) UUH

c) UVH                       d) None of These

7. UTS, RQP, ONM, LKJ, ____:

a)  IHG                        b) HIG

c) HJI                          d) None of These

8. HJL, NPR, TVX, _____:

a) YAC                       b) ZBD

c) ZAB                        d) None of These

9. AE, JO, ____, DI, NS:

a) SX               b) TY

c) HN              d) None of These

10. OMK, IGE, ___, WUS:

a) FHJ                         b) CAY

c) XYZ                        d)None of These

11. ACE, IKM, PRT, ______:

a) XZB                        b) UXZ

c) VXZ                        d) None of These

12. QFG, RHI, SJK,______, UNO

a) TLM                        b) LMN

c) UMN                       d) None of These

13. FRT, GSU, HTV, _____, JVX:

a) KUZ                        b) WXY

c) IUW                        d) None of These

14. ON:LM, QP:JK, UT:____, RQ:IJ  :

a) FG               b) VW

c) WV             d) None of These

15. OLI, FCZ, ____, NKH:

a) WTQ                       b) BEG

c) GDA                       d) None of These

Directions (16-19):Read the below given information and answer the asked questions accordingly:

B A E D A D E B C A C U A B D U A D B E B A B C U D E B C D C

16. How many vowels are there in the above series which are immediately preceded by a vowel and immediately followed by a consonant?

A. Two                        B. Three              

C. Four                        D. One           

E. More than four

17. How many meaningful words can be formed from second, fourth and seventh letters from the right end?

A. Three                      B. Two                 

C. Four                        D. One                       

E. Zero

18. If all the E’s are dropped from the above arrangement then which is tenth from the left end?

A. B                            B. U                           

C. D                            D. E                

E. C     

19. How many vowels are there between fourth from the left letter and 12 from the right letter in above series?

A. 4                             B. 5                            

C. 6                             D. 7                

E. 8 

Directions (20-24):Read the below given information and answer the asked questions accordingly:

C E B A C D B C D A C E D E D C A B A D A C E D U B A N B D

20. How many D’s are there in the above arrangement which are immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a vowel?

A. Zero                        B. One             C. Two        

D. Three                      E. More than three

21. How many D’s are there in the above arrangement?

A. Four                        B. Three         

C. Five                        D. Seven        

E. Six

22. If all the B’s are dropped from the above arrangement then which is eleventh from the left end?

A. D                    B. C                          

C. E                     D. A                       

E. None

23. How many A’s are there in the above arrangement which are immediately preceded by a B and immediately followed by a vowel?

A. Zero                        B. One                        

C. Two                        D. Three        

E. More than three

24. Which of the following is ninth to the right of twentieth from the right end of the above series?

A. A                    B. C                        

C. B                     D. E                        

E. D

Directions (25-29):Read the below given information and answer the asked questions accordingly:

                                    (IBPS CLERK 2016)

    THE    MOD    CPU    RAM    SHE

25. If the second alphabet in each of the word is changed to the previous alphabet in English alphabetical order, how many words thus formed have more than one vowel?

(a) None                       (b) One                      

(c) Two                        (d) Three         

(e) None of the above

26. If in each of the words, all the alphabets are arranged in English alphabetical order within the word, how many words will begin with a vowel?

(a) One                        (b) Two                        

(c) Three                      (d) Four                      

(e) None of the above

27. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the third letter of the second word from the left and second letter of the second word from the right?

(a) One                         (b) Two                       

(c) Three                       (d) Four                     

(e) None of the above

28. 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 the fourth from the left?

(a) RAM          (b) SHE                      

(c) CPU           (d) MOD        

(e) THE

29. If in each of the given words, each of the consonants is changed to the previous letter and each vowel is changed to the next letter in English alphabetical series, in how many words thus formed will there be no vowel?

(a) One                        (b) Two                      

(c) Three                      (d) Four                      

(e) None of the above 

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