Alpha Numeric Symbol Series Questions for SBI PO Pre, IBPS PO Pre,

Alpha Numeric Symbol Series Questions

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.

T%U4)6&KY^A2$8LG|3M@FP7!C~H9Q:E1B5

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:
H8J+A9#KY@L4$N53BG&%X1÷2V>TO

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:
O8F#4@M2EQ%RT&6Z*NS$7A

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.

Note: Step 2 is performed after completion of step 1.

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?

A. None B. One C. Two D. Three E. More than three

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?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. None E. None of these

25. With respect to the sequence after step 2, how many letters are there which is/are
immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a symbol?
A. None B. One C. Two D. Four E. None of these

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?

A. 3186 B. 4172 C. 3182 D. 8251 E. 7469

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?

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

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?

A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. Four E. None of these

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.
678998797789787696897798976687

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?

A. Six B. Seven C. Eight D. More than eight E. None of these

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?

A. 972 B. 938 C. 895 D. 863 E. 692

44. If the sum of the highest and the lowest number is divided by the difference of the
third highest and the third lowest number and the resultant is then multiplied by 8,
which of the following numbers will we finally get?

A. 256 B. 284 C. 310 D. 377 E. 436

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

Directions: These questions are based on the following arrangement of letters/numbers/

symbols. Study them carefully and answer the questions given beside.
W 1 R % 4 J E # 7 M T 2 I 9 B H 3 A $ 9 F Q 5 D G 6 U S P

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?
R4# M2B 3$Q ?
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