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Type of series-
(1) Letter series
(2) Number series
(3) Miscellaneous series.
Position of letters:
First of all, we should know the position of all letters from A to Z.
With the help of some words we can get the position of total 26 letters.
Opposite of letters:
AaZad
BoY
CoreX
DeW
EVening
FUel
GeT
High School
Indian Railway
Jack Queen
KeeP
LOve
MaN
Also we have tried to incorporate those questions which do not find place in any other chapter. We have endeavored to identify all types of these questions and place them in this chapter.
Dear students following examples will help you to recognize these
questions and understand the methods for solving them.
TYPE- 1
EX.1. Arrange the following words in alphabetical order and choose the word that comes exactly in the middle.
(a) Arrangement (b) Arrest (c) Arrears
(d) Arrival (e) Arrogant
SOLUTION
If we arrange all the five words in the form which are occupy in dictionary, we get their order of positions as-
(1) Arrangement
(2) Arrears
(3) Arrest
(4) Arrival
(5) Arrogant
We find that the word Arrest comes in the middle. Hence, our answer is (2).
TYPE-2
EX.1. If it is possible to form a word with the first, fourth, seventh and eleventh letters of the word “SUPERFLUOUS”, write the first letter of that word. Otherwise, Z is your answer.
(1) S (2) L (3) O (4) E (5) Z
SOLUTION
LESS is the word which is formed by using first, fourth, seventh and eleventh letters of the word SUPERFLUOUS.
First letter of this word is L. Hence our answer is (2).
EX.2. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters L, G, E, U using each letter only once in each word?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three
(5) More than three
SOLUTION
UGLY
Hence option (2) is correct.
TYPE-3
EX.1. How many pairs of letters are there in the word “SEQUENTIAL” which have as many letters between them (from both sides) as they have in the English alphabets?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four
(5) More than four
SOLUTION
From the word that S (E) Q, Q (UE) N, S (EQUE) N, E (NTI) A
are the pairs which have as many letters between them as in the alphabetical order. Hence our answer is (4).
TYPE-4
EX.1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
(1) Scientist
(2) Engineer
(3) Teacher
(4) Architect
(5) Doctor
SOLUTION
All the rest are exclusive professions while a teacher may be there in any of these categories. Hence option (3) is answer.
TYPE- 5
EX.1. If ‘Rain’ denotes ‘-‘ ,’Queen’ denotes ‘X’ and ‘Apple’ denotes ‘+‘, then
42 Rain 7 Rain 8 Apple 6 Queen 4 = ?
(1) -62 (2) - 68 (3) 51 (4) 68
(5) None of these
SOLUTION
Using BODMAS rule
B------- Brackets
O------- Of
D------ Divide
M------ Multiply
A------ Addition
S------Subtraction
42 Rain 7 Rain 8 Apple 6 Queen 4
= 42 - 7 - 8 + 6 X 4
= 42 – 7 – 8 + 24
= 66 – 15 = 51
Hence option (3) is correct.
TYPE- 6
EX.1. What should come next in the following letter series based on English alphabet?
CEA IKG OQM (?)
(1) STW (2) WUS (3) SWU (4) UWS
(5) None of these
SOLUTION
C (+6 = 9) I
E (+6 = 11) K
A (+6 = 7) G
O (+6 = 21) U
Q (+6 = 23) W
M (+6 = 19) S
Hence option (4) is correct.
EX.2. What should come next in the following letter series?
PQRSTABCDEPQRSABCDPQRABCPQA
(1) R (2) T (3) A (4) B (5) None of these
SOLUTION
PQRST / ABCDE / PQRS / ABCD / PQR / ABC / PQ / AB
Hence option (4) is correct.
TYPE- 7
EX.1. The positions of how many digits in the number 59164823 will remain unchanged after the digits are rearranged in descending order within the number?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three
(5) More than three
SOLUTION
Number- 59164823
On arranging in descending order, we get – 98654321
Here, the place of 4 and 2 are unchanged in the number 98654321.
Hence option (3) is true.
TYPE-8
LETTER SERIES: In this series only letters are available which follow a certain pattern throughout. Candidate has to recognize this pattern and to give the required answer.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
EX.1.How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded as well as followed by a consonant?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four (5) None of these
SOLUTION
Consonant Vowel Consonant
D E F
H I J
N O P
T U V
Hence option (4) is correct.
TYPE-9
NUMBER SERIES: In this series questions are based on numbers.
1 2 6 5 3 2 1 8 9 6 5 3 2 1 2 3 1
EX.1. How many 1’s are there in the above arrangement each of which is followed by 2?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four (5) None of these
SOLUTION
1 2 6 5 3 2 1 8 9 6 5 3 2 1 2 3 1
Hence option (2) is correct.
TYPE-10
MISCELLANEOUS SERIES:
In this segment, given questions are related to the position of letters, numbers and symbols.
Memorable Points:
Dear Students, you can easily solve the problems based on this chapter with the help of these short tricks –
(i) Starting point of the series is left end and ending point of the series is right end.
(ii) To solve the question easily you should break the series in combination of five- five elements.
(iii) Let’s understand the series problems by -
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the clerk type the latters two hours