Alphabet Test Questions for IBPS Clerk Pre, LIC Asst.

, SBI Clerk
Pre and IBPS RRB Exams.
Alphabet Test Quiz 9
Directions : Read the following questions carefully and choose the right answer.

1. How many such pair(s) of letters are there in the word ‘POCKETBOOK’ which have as
many letters between them as in the alphabetical series as we move from left to right?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four E. Five

2. If the letters of the word ‘RADIOCHEMIST’ are to be arranged in reversed alphabetical

order from right to left end then position of how many letters will remain unchanged?
A. More than three B. Two C. One D. None E. Three

3. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters A, D, E and R
using all the letters, and each letter only once in each word?

A. None B. One C. Two D. Three E. Four

4. ONEROUS
What is second letter of the meaningful English word that can be formed from the
first, third, fourth and seventh letter of the above given word? If no such word can be
formed then mark your answer as 'N', if more than one words can be formed then
mark your answer as 'M'.

A. O B. R C. S D. M E. N

5. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘PROMOTIONAL’ each of which
has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. None of these

6. If all the letters of the word "HARASSMENT" are arranged in alphabetical order then
how many letters will retain their original position?
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three E. More than three

7. If in the word ‘RETIREMENT’ all the letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left
to right end then position of how many letter(s) will be remain unchanged?
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three E. More than three
8. How many such pair(s) of letters are there in the word ‘DISCOVERY’ which has as
many letters between them as in the alphabetical series?
A. Six B. Five C. Four D. Seven E. Three

9. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ORPHANAGE’ which have as many
letters between them in the word as in alphabetical series?
A. Only One B. Two C. Three D. None E. None of these

10. Each consonant of the word ‘INSURANCE’ is changed to the previous letter in the
English alphabetical series and each vowel is changed to the next letter in the English
alphabetical series. If the new alphabet thus formed are arranged in alphabetical
order (from left to right), which of the following will be the third from the right?
A. M B. B C. Q D. V E. None of these

Correct Answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B E D D E C D C B C
Answers :

1. We have,

The given word = POCKETBOOK

Possible pair of letters in the above word which has as many letters between them as in the English
alphabetical series as we move from left to right:

Pair 1:

Letters in the word C K E

Letters in the
C D E
alphabetical series

Pair 2:

Letters in the word K E T B O

Letters in the
K L M N O
alphabetical series

Here, we can observe that there are only two such possible pairs of letters which satisfies the given
conditions.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

2. We have,

The given word = RADIOCHEMIST

After arranging the letters in alphabetical order from right to left end, we get:

Original Word: R A D I O C H E M I S T
After Arrangement: A C D E H I I M O R S T

Here, we have three such letters whose positions are same in both the words.

Hence, the correct answer is option E.

3. The given letters are A, D, E and R.

At this point three meaningful words can be formed using these letters.

“DARE” which means “have the courage to do something.”

“DEAR” which means “regarded with deep affection.”

“READ” which means “look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by
interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed.”

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

4. First, third, fourth and seventh letters of ONEROUS are O,E,R and S.

Meaningful English words are –

ROSE - A flower.

SORE - Painful, Aching.

As two meaningful English words can be formed, thus M would be the answer.

Hence option D is correct.

5. PROMOTIONAL

P R O M

R O M O

O N

N A L

O N A L

Clearly, there are 5 possible pairs which satisfy the above conditions.

Clearly, option E is hence the correct answer.

6. Given word : HARASSMENT

Alphabetical order :AAEHMNRSST

Thus, there are two letters 'A' and 'T' which retain their original position.
Hence option C is correct.

7. The given word = RETIREMENT

After arranging all the letters in alphabetical order from left to right end, we get:

EEEIMNRRTT

At this point, we have:

Given word R E T I R E M E N T
After arranging E E E I M N R R T T

Here, we can see that position of three letters is same in both words.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.

8. We have,
D I S C O V E R Y

Possible pair of letters in the above word which has as many letters between them as in the English
alphabetical series:

Pair 1:
Letters in the word S C O V
Letters in the
S T U V
alphabetical series

Pair 2:
Letters in the word O V E R
Letters in the
O P Q R
alphabetical series

Pair 3:
Letters in the word V E R Y
Letters in the
V W X Y
alphabetical series

Pair 4:
Letters in the word S C O V E R Y
Letters in the
S T U V W X Y
alphabetical series

Here, we can observe that there are four such possible pairs of letters satisfy the above conditions.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
9. The given word:

O R P H A N A G E
15 18 16 8 1 14 1 7 5

The possible pairs:

R P H A N
18 16 8 1 14

And,

A N AG E
1 14 1 7 5

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

10. The given word:

INSURANCE

Applying the above condition, we have new word:

JMRVQBMBF

Now, arranging in alphabetical order (from left to right)

BBFJMMQRV

Hence, Q is third from the right.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.