Alphanumeric series asked in competitive exams in India, easy approach and tricks

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1. ALPHANUMERIC SEQUENCE (5 QUESTIONS IN PRELIMS)

2. ALPHABET VOWELS/CONSONANTS 1 ST HALF/ 2 ND HALF

3. NUMBER ODD/EVEN PRIME /COMPOSITE PERFECT SQUARE/NOT

4. SYMBOLS MATHEMATICAL OPERATION CURRENCY GEOMETRICAL/GREEK

5. QUESTION TYTES COUNTING SPECIFIC COUNTING ODD ONE OUT SERIES IN SERIES ANALOGY 3 SERIES NUMBER/3 LETTER WORD

6. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 COUNTING – SINGLE DIRECTION Which of the following will be the fourteenth form the left end of the above arrangement? Which of the following will be the seventh form the right end of the above arrangement?

7. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 COUNTING – MULTI DIRECTION Which among the following is third to the right of ninth from the rignt end? Which among the following is ninth to the left of fourth from the rignt end?

8. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 Which among the following is sixth to the right of tenth from the rignt end? Which among the following is fifth to the right of ninth from the left end?

9. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 Which among the following is sixth to the right of tenth from the rignt of ‘L’?

10. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 CONDITIONAL COUNTING If all the symbols are dropped from the above the sequence then which is 9 th from the left end? If all the vowels are dropped from the above the sequence then which is 9 th from the right end?

11. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 CONDITIONAL COUNTING – If every third element in the above the series from the left end is omitted then which among the following is third to the left of seventh from the right end?

12. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 SPECIFIC COUNTING – How many such numbers are there which are immediately preceded by letter?

13. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 SPECIFIC COUNTING – How many symbols are there which are immediately followed by numbers & immediately preceded by letter?

14. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 SERIES IN SERIES Y5I $DA KL% ^9N ?

15. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 ANALOGY SERIES R:Y ::U:? THEN ??:O:9

16. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 ODD ONE OUT YP5 DKG LM8 NOC 421

17. O 4 ! U ^ & 9 Y C 8 A * @ 1 L W Q + # 5 P 6 $ 2 I 3 B K % 7 1) How many consonants are immediately followed by a symbol in the series? A) Two B) Three C) One D) None E) More than three

18. O 4 ! U ^ & 9 Y C 8 A * @ 1 L W Q + # 5 P 6 $ 2 I 3 B K % 7 2) Which of the following element is tenth to the right of the fifth alphabet from the left end? A) 2 B) $ C) 6 D) P E) 5

19. O 4 ! U ^ & 9 Y C 8 A * @ 1 L W Q + # 5 P 6 $ 2 I 3 B K % 7 3) How many consonants are there to the right of 1? A) Two B) More than three C) None of these D) Three E) One

20. O 4 ! U ^ & 9 Y C 8 A * @ 1 L W Q + # 5 P 6 $ 2 I 3 B K % 7 4) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which of the following one does not belong to that group? A) U^ B) YC C) *@ D) +5 E) 6$

21. O 4 ! U ^ & 9 Y C 8 A * @ 1 L W Q + # 5 P 6 $ 2 I 3 B K % 7 5) Which of the following element is exactly between the eighth element from the right end and the ninth element from the left end? A) W B) L C) Q D) 1 E) @

22. W Q # 5 % 7 Y C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B + A * O 4 ! P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L 6) If the number is followed by a symbol, then the position of both the elements are interchanged. Then what is the position of “4” from the right end? A) Seventh B) Sixth C) Ninth D) Tenth E) Fifth

23. W Q # 5 % 7 Y C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B + A * O 4 ! P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L 7) What is the sum of the numbers which is placed adjacent to the consonant? A) 21 B) 24 C) 26 D) 25 E) 27

24. W Q # 5 % 7 Y C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B + A * O 4 ! P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L 8) How many vowels are immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a symbol? A) Four B) Three C) Two D) One E) None

25. W Q # 5 % 7 Y C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B + A * O 4 ! P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L 9) If all the consonants are dropped from the series, then which of the following element is tenth from the left end? A) 3 B) I C) + D) A E) U

26. W Q # 5 % 7 Y C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B + A * O 4 ! P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L 10) What is the position of “^” with respect to “*”? A) Ninth to the left B) Eighth to the left C) Tenth to the left D) Sixth to the left E) Seventh to the left

27. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 11) If the symbols are arranged from the left end and the numbers are arranged from the right end in the same order, then which of the following element will be placed 16th from the right end? A) L B) G C) K D) D E) A

28. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 12) What is the product of the numbers which is either immediately followed or immediately preceded by a symbol? A) 16 B) 10 C) 27 D) 32 E) 36

29. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 13) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which of the following one does not belong to that group? A) N9& B) WR# C) IP$ D) DGK E) L8M

30. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 14) If the last 15 elements are written in reverse order, then how many consonants are between M and P? A) Four B) Five C) Three D) Six E) Seven

31. W 7 R # Y I 5 P $ A D 3 G K % L H 8 M ^ N 9 & C O ? 4 U 1 2 15) If all the numbers and symbols are dropped from the series, then which of the following will be the third alphabet to the left of the fifth element from the right end? A) G B) K C) L D) D E) A

32. 7 A * C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L Y O 4 ! W Q # 5 % + 16) How many symbols are there to the right of “Y”? A) Four B) Three C) Two D) One E) None

33. 7 A * C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L Y O 4 ! W Q # 5 % + 17) How many such consonants are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number? A) None B) One C) Two D) Three E) More than three

34. 7 A * C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L Y O 4 ! W Q # 5 % + 18) Which of the following element is the next pair in the given series? 7AC, U^9, 3B6, ____ A) 4WQ B) 21L C) 2K1 D) K@1 E)K1L

35. 7 A * C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L Y O 4 ! W Q # 5 % + 19) The elements “7*8” are related to “^93” in the same way, which of the following elements are related to “1Y4”? A) 104 B) LO! C) P$K D) 6$2 E) P2K

36. 7 A * C 8 U ^ & 9 I 3 B P 6 $ 2 K @ 1 L Y O 4 ! W Q # 5 % + 20) What is the position of “L” with respect to “!”? A) Fourth to the left B) Seventh to the left C) Eighth to the left D) Sixth to the left E) Fifth to the left

37. M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L 21) If the numbers are arranged from the right end in ascending order and the position of rest elements remain same then which of the following element will be placed 20th from the right end? A) J B) S C) % D) F E) D

38. M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L 22) If all symbols and numbers are dropped. Then which of the following element is tenth from the right end? A) F B) U C) S D) J E) D

39. M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L 23) Four out of five pairs are similar in a certain way. Find the odd one from the rest? A) E$ B) O* C) D9 D) V3 E) M4

40. M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L 24) How many consonants are immediately followed by the number in the series? A) Four B) Three C) Two D) Five E) More than five

41. M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L 25) What is the sum of the numbers which are immediately followed by a vowel? A) 18 B) 19 C) 16 D) 15 E) None of the above

42. 2 C ^ 3 @ A P 5 & U H E 6 N ! 8 % D 1 $ S K 9 W & 26) In the given arrangement, how many such numbers are there which are immediately followed by a symbol and immediately preceded by a letter? A) Three B) Two C) Four D) One E) More than four

43. 2 C ^ 3 @ A P 5 & U H E 6 N ! 8 % D 1 $ S K 9 W & 27) How many such numbers are there which are immediately followed by a symbol between ‘@’ and ‘D’ in the given arrangement? A) Four B) Zero C) One D) Two E) None of the above

44. 2 C ^ 3 @ A P 5 & U H E 6 N ! 8 % D 1 $ S K 9 W & 28) If all the odd numbers and vowels are dropped from the arrangement then which of the following will be the 2nd element to the right of the 7th element from the left end of the given arrangement? A) ! B) N C) 4 D) H E) None of the above

45. 2 C ^ 3 @ A P 5 & U H E 6 N ! 8 % D 1 $ S K 9 W & 29) In the given arrangement, what is the sum of the numbers between A and D? A) 16 B) 19 C) 14 D) 15 E) None of the above

46. 2 C ^ 3 @ A P 5 & U H E 6 N ! 8 % D 1 $ S K 9 W & 30) In the given arrangement, which element is 5th to the left of the 8th element from the right end? A) 6 B) H C) N D) D E) None of the above

47. Q K 2 # W 3 & * 6 E R 4 L % 7 A D ^ ! 5 U G @ 9 ? + H I 8 1 O If the numbers which are either preceded or followed by vowels are removed, then which of the following element is ninth from the right end? A. ! B. G C. U D. @ E. D

48. Q K 2 # W 3 & * 6 E R 4 L % 7 A D ^ ! 5 U G @ 9 ? + H I 8 1 O What is the position of A with respect to the element which is seventeenth from the right end? A. Immediate left B. Immediate right C. Second to the right D. Second to the left E. Third to the right

49. Q K 2 # W 3 & * 6 E R 4 L % 7 A D ^ ! 5 U G @ 9 ? + H I 8 1 O If all the vowels are removed, then how many elements are there to the right of “7”? A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 14 E. 13

50. Q K 2 # W 3 & * 6 E R 4 L % 7 A D ^ ! 5 U G @ 9 ? + H I 8 1 O How many meaningful words can be formed using the first five letters from the left end of the given series (Using each letter only once)? A. None B. Three C. One D. Two E. More than three

51. 428 548 943 297 567 459 If the positions of the second and the third digits of each number are interchanged, what will be the difference between middle digits of the second lowest and the highest number? A. 1 B . 3 C . 5 D . 4 E . None of these

52. 428 548 943 297 567 459 What will be the difference of the square of the last digits of the third lowest and the second highest number? A. 69 B. 32 C. 25 D. 36

53. 428 548 943 297 567 459 If 1 is added to the last digit of each of the numbers how many numbers thus formed will be multiple of 4? A. Only one B. Two C. More than three D. Four E. None of these.

54. 428 548 943 297 567 459 What is the multiplication of all the digits of the resultant number formed by the sum of the smallest and the second highest numbers? A. 256 B. 192 C. 129 D. 154 E. None of these

55. 428 548 943 297 567 459 If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged then which will be the third highest number? A. 428 B. 297 C. 459 D. 548 E. None of these

56. 645 172 843 241 463 571 If one is subtracted from each odd number and two is added to each even number then how many numbers thus formed will be divisible by three? A. None B. Four C. One D. Three E. More than four

57. 645 172 843 241 463 571 What will be the resultant number if the second digit of the second highest number is multiplied by the third digit of the highest number? A. 0 B. 12 C. 18 D. 10 E. 15

58. 645 172 843 241 463 571 What is the difference between the second digit of the third highest number and the third digit of the lowest number? A. 1 B. 5 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4

59. 645 172 843 241 463 571 If all the digits in each of the numbers are arranged in descending order within the number , which of the following numbers given in the original sequence will become the lowest number in the new arrangement? A. 172 B. 241 C. 463 D. 421 E. 751

60. 645 172 843 241 463 571 If in each number the first and the third digits are interchanged then which originally given number will be the highest number in the new arrangement? A. 571 B. 645 C. 172 D. 843 E. 241

61. DEN , RAT , EAR , OWL , CUB If all the letters in all the words are arranged in reverse alphabetical order(within the word ), then which of the following words can be formed using first letter of first word from left end, second letter of second word from right end and first letter of second word from left end? A. BOT B. ATN C. NOT D. TEN E. None of these

62. DEN , RAT , EAR , OWL , CUB If E is added in the end of the words that start with consonants and B is added in the beginning of the words that start with vowel then how many meaningful English words can be formed so? A. 2 B. 5 C. 3 D. 4 E. None of these

63. DEN , RAT , EAR , OWL , CUB If all the letters in all the words are arranged in alphabetical order(within the word) then how many meaningful English words can be formed? A. None B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4

64. DEN , RAT , EAR , OWL , CUB If all the words are arranged as per dictionary order from left to right then which of the following is third letter of second word from right end? A. N B. L C. R D. B E. None of these

65. DEN , RAT , EAR , OWL , CUB If all the words are arranged as per dictionary order from left to right then position of how many words remain unchanged? A. None B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. None of these