Alpha Numeric Series Set 1
Alpha Numeric Series Set 1
Alpha Numeric Series Set 1
RRB Scale I Pre, LIC AAO, SBI Clerk Mains and IBPS Clerk Mains Exams.
SET – 1
Directions: The questions are based upon the following series.
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1. If all the vowels are skipped from the series then which of the following will be third
to the left of the tenth element from right end?
A. @ B. P C. F D. 7 E. None of these
2. How many numbers in the given series are immediately preceded by a consonant and
immediately followed by a symbol?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. None E. None of these
3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which of
the following does not belong to the group?
A. 4&U B. 6Y) C. 7~P D. 9EH E. 15E
4. What will be the resultant when second prime number from left end is multiplied with
the first composite number from left end of the series?
A. 8 B. 12 C. 10 D. 16 E. None of these
5. Which of the following meaningful word cannot be formed using the letters that come
between second even number from left end and forth odd number from right end?
A. Map B. Palm C. Glad D. Flag E. Play
SET – 2
Directions: Following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.
785 243 634 397 572
6. After arranging all the digits in increasing order (within the number) what is the sum
of third digit of the highest number and first digit of the lowest number so formed?
A. 12 B. 8 C. 10 D. 9 E. None of these
7. If 1 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit and then how
many numbers so formed will be fully divisible by 2?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
8. Which of the following numbers will be placed exactly in the middle of the series
when all the numbers are changed to product of their digits and then arranged in
ascending order from left to right?
A. 785 B. 243 C. 634 D. 397 E. 572
9. What will be the resultant when third digit of third highest number is subtracted from
the first digit of second highest number?
A. 4 B. 1 C. 3 D. 6 E. 2
10. If all the prime digits are increased by 1 and all the composite digits are decreased by
1, then which of the following digits appear maximum times in the new sequence so
formed?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 8 D. Both A and C E. All of these
SET – 3
Directions: The questions are based on the 5 four-digit numbers given below.
2764 7983 9862 5493 6278
11. If in each number, all the composite digits are changed to their just previous prime
number and all the prime digits are changed to their just next composite number then
how many times '7' is repeated in the new sequence?
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 7 E. None of these
12. If first and third digits of each number are interchanged and then numbers are
arranged in ascending order then which of the following will be the second number
from right end?
A. 2764 B. 9862 C. 7983 D. 5493 E. 6278
13. If all the digits are arranged in descending order within the number, then which of the
following are the second greatest and the second lowest number respectively?
A. 9862 and 5487 B. 9862 and 7983 C. 9862 and 2764 D. 9862 and 6278 E. None of these
14. If all the digits are arranged in ascending order within each of the numbers, how many
such numbers are there in the new arrangement in which the positions of all the digits
get changed within the number?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 1 D. 3 E. None
15. If all the digits are arranged in ascending order within each of the numbers and the
product of first two digits of each new number is calculated, which of the following
original number gives an odd number as resultant?
A. 6278 B. 5493 C. 2764 D. 7983 E. 8962
SET – 4
Direction: Study the following alphanumeric sequence carefully and answer the questions
given below:
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STEP I – The letters which are followed by a symbol are to be arranged in alphabetical order at the right end of
the series. (Just after O)
STEP II – The numbers which are preceded by a consonant will be arranged between ‘&’ and ‘%’ in descending
order.
STEP III – The symbols which are preceded by a letter will be arranged such that 1 st symbol will be arranged at
the left end, the 2nd symbol will be arranged at the right end, 3rd symbol will again be arranged at the left end
and so on.
Note: STEP II is applied after STEP I and STEP III is applied after STEP II. And all operations will be applied.
16. How many such symbol(s) are there in the sequence after STEP III which are followed
by a letter and preceded by a number?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four E. Five
17. What is the sum of the numbers occurring between & and % in the sequence after
STEP III?
A. 2 B. 18 C. 10 D. 12 E. 7
18. Which of the following element will be 6th to the right of 18th element from the right
end in the sequence after STEP III?
A. > B. @ C. 2 D. % E. 4
19. Which of the following number is/are there which is/are followed by and preceded by
a consonant in the sequence after STEP III ?
A. 5 B. 9 C. 4 D. 3 E. 2
20. Which of the following pairs of elements will be there at end of the series in the
sequence after STEP III?
A. H, O B. H, Y C. ÷, Y D. 8, Y E. ÷, &
SET – 5
Directions: Study the following numbers carefully and answer the questions given beside:
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Step 1: If a symbol is immediately preceded and followed by a letter then write it between 6 and Z.
Step 2: If a number is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a letter then write it
between M and 2.
21. With respect to the sequence after step 2, four of the following five are alike in some
way and thus form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. ERM B. ZS6 C. 4M8 D. QT7 E. 6*T
22. How many symbols are to the the left of second vowel from right end in the sequence
obtained after step 1?
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three E. More than three
23. How many elements are between the second composite number from left end and
first prime number from right end in the sequence obtained after step 2?
24. How many numbers are there which is/are immediately preceded by a letter if all the
vowels are dropped from the sequence after step 1?
SET – 6
Directions: Study the following numbers carefully and answer the questions given beside:
5836 7469 8251 6293 4172
26. If the digits of all the numbers are to be arranged in ascending order within the
number from right to left then the numbers thus formed are to be arranged in
descending order from left to right then what would be the sum of second digit of
third number from left end and third digit of fourth number from right end?
A. 12 B. 10 C. 7 D. 9 E. 11
27. If in each number first digit is interchanged with second digit and third digit is
interchanged with fourth digit after that first digit is interchanged with fourth digit
then what would be the difference of highest and second lowest numbers thus
formed?
A. 3280 B. 3820 C. 2230 D. 2380 E. 2320
28. If all the odd digits of each number are decreased by 1 and all the even digits of each
number are divided by 2 then the even numbers thus formed are arranged in
descending from left to right and on the right of these all odd numbers are arranged in
ascending order then which of the following numbers will be in the middle of the
sequence?
29. If all the numbers are arranged in descending order then what will the product of
second digit of the third number from the right end and third digit of the forth number
from the left end?
A. 9 B. 8 C. 6 D. 18 E. 20
30. Find the number the sum of all the digits of which is equal to the sum of all the
smallest digits taken from all the numbers.
A. 5836 B. 4172 C. 6293 D. 8251 E. None of these
SET – 7
Directions: These questions are based on the following arrangement of letters/numbers/
symbols. Study them carefully and answer the questions given beside.
5 H β 3 % T I L 4 $ E 6 F 1 R M @ A # B D 2 8 U & C
31. If all the numbers, vowels and the symbol ‘&’ are removed from the above
arrangement, which of the following will be the eighth element from the left end?
A. L B. @ C. M D. R E. None of these
32. Which of the following is the fifth to the right of eighth element to the left of the
thirteenth element from the left end?
A. β B. T C. A D. $ E. None of these
33. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately followed by a symbol and also immediately preceded by a letter?
34. If first five and the last five elements are written in reverse order, how many symbols
are there that will be immediately followed by a letter?
35. Four of the five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above
arrangement and hence form a group. Find out the one that does not belong to that
group?
A. 35 B. 4T C. 64 D. RA E. 8B
SET – 8
Directions: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given beside.
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36. How many such digits are there in the given series each of which when subtracted
from the following digit, gives 1 as resultant?
A. Three B. Four C. None D. More than four E. None of these
37. Which of the following numbers will be obtained when the 18th number from the
right end is added to the 19th number from the left end of the series?
A. 17 B. 15 C. 16 D. 18 E. None of these
38. How many odd numbers are there in the numeric series which are immediately
preceded by a number, which is a perfect cube?
39. If 2 is subtracted from all odd numbers and 1 is subtracted from all even numbers in
the given number series, then which number will be sixteenth from the right end?
A. 7 B. 5 C. 9 D. 8 E. None of these
40. How many such even numbers are there which is immediately followed by a perfect
square in the above series?
A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. Five E. None of these
SET – 9
Directions: The following questions are based on the three digit numbers given below:
972 938 895 863 692 536
41. If the sum of the first and the last digits of a number is even then change the middle
digit of that number to 8 and if the sum of the first and the last digits of a number is
odd then interchange the first and last digit then which of the following numbers thus
formed will be lowest?
A. 895 B. 863 C. 938 D. 692 E. 972
42. What would be the third highest number obtained after subtracting 2 from every odd
digit of the given sequence and adding 1 to every even digits of the given sequence
and then interchanging the first digit with third digit?
A. 972 B. 938 C. 895 D. 692 E. 536
43. If all the digits are arranged in decreasing order from left to right within the numbers
and then the numbers thus formed are arranged in increasing order from right to left.
Then which of the following numbers will be second from left end?
45. If all the digits within the number are multiplied to each other than how many
numbers thus formed will be less than 200?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
SET – 10
46. Which of the following is the seventh to the right of the eighteenth from the right
end?
A. A B. E C. $ D. # E. None of these
47. What should come in place of question mark on the basis of the above arrangement?
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A. 5 G U B. D 6 S C. 5 G S D. D 6 P E. None of these
48. If the positions of E and A are interchanged and similarly the positions of R and U are
interchanged then how many symbols will be there each of which is either preceded
or followed by a vowel ?
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three E. Four
49. If the order of the last fifteen elements is reversed, which of the following will be fifth
to the right of twelfth from the left end ?
A. U B. $ C. 3 D. 6 E. None of these
50. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of above arrangement
and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to that group ?
A. R W 4 B. 5 F G C. 9 Q A D. 3 B $ E. 7 E T
CORRECT ANSWERS:
1 C 11 A 21 E 31 D 41 E
2 E 12 C 22 C 32 D 42 C
3 E 13 D 23 D 33 A 43 B
4 B 14 C 24 A 34 E 44 D
5 C 15 D 25 B 35 D 45 D
6 C 16 C 26 D 36 D 46 C
7 C 17 A 27 B 37 B 47 D
8 C 18 D 28 C 38 B 48 D
9 A 19 D 29 C 39 B 49 A
10 D 20 E 30 E 40 D 50 C
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Explanations:
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Clearly, “F” is third to the left of 10th element from right end.
Only one number (given in bold) is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by
a symbol.
15E is the odd one out as it does not follow the below mentioned logic.
Second element is third to the right of first element and third element is immediate left of first
element.
Product = 12.
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5. Series given : T % U 4 ) 6 & K Y ^ A 2 $ 8 L G | 3 M @ F P 7 ! C ~ H 9 Q : E 1 B 5
Second even number from left end is 6 and forth odd number from right end is 7.
Only “Glad” is the word in which letter ‘d’ is not among the above mentioned letters.
Clearly 72 is written exactly in the middle of the series, which represents 634.
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9. Series given : 785 243 634 397 572
Required difference = 4
Note- Prime digits are colored with bold red and Composite digits are bold black.
Here second number from right end is "8973" which represents "7983".
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13. Given Sequence: 2764 7983 9862 5493 6278
Only one number is there in the new arrangement in which the positions of all the digits get changed
within the number.
Here after changing all digits of "7983" in ascending it gives "21" as resultant which is an odd an
number.
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Here, we also have a hint that while solving the alphanumeric sequence STEP II is applied after STEP I and STEP
III is applied after STEP II.
So, in the above alphanumeric sequence firstly we will apply Step I then Step II and at last Step III will be
applied.
Now, in the STEP I – The letters which are followed by a symbol are to be arranged in alphabetical order at the
right end of the series. (Just after O)
Here, the letters which are followed by a symbol are ‘J’, ‘Y’, ‘G’ and ‘V’.
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Now, these letters will be arranged in alphabetical order at the left end of the series.
It is also given that the new arrangement will start just after O.
After applying the above conditions the given alphanumeric sequence can be written as:
H8+A9#K@L4$N53B&%X1÷2>TOGJVY
H8+A9#K@L4$N53B&%X1÷2>TOGJVY
In the STEP II – The numbers which are preceded by a consonant will be arranged between ‘&’ and ‘%’ in
descending order.
In the alphanumeric sequence that obtained after Step I, the numbers which are preceded by a consonant are
‘8’, ‘4’, ‘5’ and ‘1’.
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It is also given that the numbers which follows the given criteria will be arranged between ‘&’ and ‘%’ in
descending order.
After applying the above conditions STEP II of the given alphanumeric sequence can be written as:
H+A9#K@L$N3B&8541%X÷2>TOGJVY
H+A9#K@L$N3B&8541%X÷2>TOGJVY
We have, in the STEP III – The symbols which are preceded by a letter will be arranged such that 1 st symbol
will be arranged at the left end, the 2nd symbol will be arranged at the right end, 3rd symbol will again be
arranged at the left end and so on.
In the alphanumeric sequence that obtained after Step II the symbols which are symbols which are preceded
by a letter are +, @, $, & and ÷.
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It is also given that these symbols will be arranged such that 1 st symbol will be arranged at the left end, the
2nd symbol will be arranged at the right end, 3rd symbol will again be arranged at the left end and so on.
After applying the above conditions the given alphanumeric sequence can be written as:
÷$+HA9#KLN3B8541%X2>TOGJVY@&
Thus, the alphanumeric sequence obtained after applying Step III is:
÷$+HA9#KLN3B8541%X2>TOGJVY@&
Answers :
÷$+HA9#KLN3B8541%X2>TOGJVY@&
Here, the symbols which are followed by letter and preceded by a number are #, % and >.
17. Following the final solution we can say that the numbers occurring between & and % in the sequence
after STEP III is 2.
18. Following the final solution we can say that the % will be 6 th to the right of 18th element from the right
end in the sequence after STEP III.
19. Following the final solution we can say that 3 is followed by and preceded by a consonant in the
sequence after STEP III.
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Step 1: If a symbol is immediately preceded and followed by a letter then write it between 6 and Z.
There are two symbols which are immediately preceded and followed by a letter which are - % and *
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Step 2: If a number is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a letter then write it
between M and 2.
There is only one number '7' which is immediately preceded by a symbol '$' and immediately followed by
letter 'A'.
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Answers :
21. From the following explanation it is clear that '6*T' is the odd one out because 'T' is not third to the left
of 6 in the sequence after step 2.
Logic: Second element is second to the right of first element; third element is third to the left of first
element.
22. From the following explanation it is clear that there are two symbols (@,#) to the left of second vowel
from right end (E) in the sequence after step 1.
O8F#4@M2EQRT&6%*ZNS$7A
8F#4@M2QRT&6%*ZNS$7
O8F#4@M72EQRT&6%*ZNS$A
Only one letter is there which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a
symbol
26. We have,
After arranging the digits of all the numbers in ascending order within the number from right to left, we
get:
After, arranging the newly formed in descending order from left to right, we get:
Here, third number from left end is ‘8653’ and second digit of ‘8653’ is ‘6’.
And, fourth number from right end is ‘9632’ and third digit of ‘9632’ is ‘3’.
Required Sum = 6 + 3 = 9
Hence, the correct answer is option D.
27. We have,
After interchanging first digit with second digit and third digit with fourth digit, we get:
Now, interchanging first and fourth digit of each of the above number, we get:
Here, the highest and second lowest numbers are ‘9632’ and ‘5812’
28. We have,
After subtracting 1 from all the odd digits of each number and dividing all the even digits of each
number by 2, we get:
Now, arranging all the even numbers in descending order from left to right, we get:
After arranging all the odd number in ascending order on the right of above numbers, we get:
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29. We have,
Now, we have:
the product of second digit of the third number from the right end and third digit of the forth number
from the left end is 6.
30. We have,
3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1=11
5 + 8 + 3 + 6 = 22
7 + 4 + 6 + 9 = 26
8 + 2 + 5 + 1 = 16
6 + 2 + 9 + 3 = 20
4 + 1 + 7 + 2 = 14
the sum of all the digits of each number is not equal to the sum of all the smallest digits taken from all
the numbers.
Hence, the correct answer is option E.
31. If we remove the numbers, vowels and the symbol ‘&’ from the above arrangement, the arrangement
will be like:
H β % T L $ F R M @ # B D C
The resultant direction = 8th to the left - 5th to the right = 3rd to the left = $
33. 5 H β 3 % T I L 4 $ E 6 F 1 R M @ A # B D 2 8 U & C
34. % 3 β H 5 T I L 4 $ E 6 F 1 R M @ A # B D C & U 8 2
35. 5 H β 3 % T I L 4 $ E 6 F 1 R M @ A # B D 2 8 U & C
In all the permutations except given as option D, the second element is 3 steps left to the first element.
In option D, the second element is 3 steps right to the first element.
Here, we can see that there are seven such digits in the given series each of which when subtracted
from the following digit, gives 1 as resultant.
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Now, we get:
7 + 8 = 15
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Following the above series, we can say that there are seven such numbers which are immediately
preceded by a perfect cube.
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41. The given sequence:
Difference of the third highest and the third lowest number is 895 – 863 = 32 (1508/32)×8 = 377
46. Note : In case of same directions we take the difference of the positions and calculate the resultant
position of an element from the given end of the series.
∴ 7th to the right of the 18th from the right end means (18 – 7) = 11th from the right end, i.e., $.
47. Each element of each term moves 7 steps forward to give the corresponding element of the next term.
W 1 U % 4 J A # 7 M T 2 I 9 B H 3 E $ 9 F Q 5 D G 6 R S P
There are three symbols (%, #, $) that satisfy the given condition.
W 1 R % 4 J E # 7 M T 2 I 9 P S U 6 G D 5 Q F 9 $ A 3 H B
Note : In case of opposite directions we add the positions and calculate the resultant position of an
element from the given end of the series.
∴ 5th to the right of 12th from the left end means (5 + 12) = 17th from the left end, i.e., U
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