Expected Reasoning Questions for SSC ,BANK,RRB,AFCAT,CLAT, MAT

CHAPTER 1

Solved Examples – Alphanumeric Series

The more an aspirant practise, his/her command over the topic will get stronger and also the understanding of the topic will get better. So, to make the candidates understand the concept of alphanumeric series and to provide the candidates with few examples to prepare for the exam, given below are a few solved examples.

Directions (Q1-Q2): Refer to the alphanumeric series given below and answer the following questions:

A * 5 9 I N & E @ # U 1 &

Q 1. How many vowels in the above arrangement are preceded by a symbol?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. None
5. Four

Answer: (2) Two; “E” is preceded by “&” and “U” is preceded by “#”

Q 2. Which is the second element to the left of the sixth element from the right?

1. &
2. @
3. N
4. E
5. 9

Answer: (3) N; Sixth element from the right is E and second to its left is N

Directions(Q3-Q4): Find the missing element in the series given below:

Q 3. ABD EFH IJL MNP QRT ?

1. XYZ
2. VWY
3. WXZ
4. UVX
5. XZA

Answer: (4) UVX;

Solution:

 

Q 4. ACE ? MOQ     SUW

1. GIK
2. FHJ
3. GHJ
4. GIL
5. EFH

Answer: (1) GIK;

Solution:

 

Directions (Q5-Q6): Refer to the numerical series given below and answer the following questions:

435 224 786 823 902

Q 5. When all the digits in each of the given numbers are arranged in ascending order, which number becomes the highest?

1. 435
2. 224
3. 786
4. 823
5. 902

Answer: (3)786

Solution: When the digits are arranged in ascending order within the number, the new numbers formed are:

435 – 345

224 – 224

786 – 678

823 – 238

902 – 092

Q 6. When the digits within the number are multiplied with each other, the product of which number is the lowest?

1. 435
2. 224
3. 786
4. 823
5. 902

Answer: (5)902; any number multiplied with 0 will give the answer 0, which is the least.

Directions (Q7-Q8): Based on the digit-alphabets-symbols series given below, answer the following questions:

@ 1 8 H L I 6 K * & ? U E

Q 7. How many such consonants are there in the series which are immediately followed by a symbol and preceded by a number?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. None
5. Four

Answer: (1) One; K is followed by “*” and preceded by “6”

Q 8. How many numbers are there in the series which are preceded by a vowel and succeeded by a consonant?

1. Two
2. Four
3. Three
4. None
5. One

Answer: (5) One; 6 is preceded by “I” and succeeded by “K”

Directions (9-10): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

N 4 7 T U J K 3 % F @ © L N 5 P 1 8 U $ E 2 D C 6 # 9 Z Q 8 Y*M A

 

Q9. Which of the following elements is sixth to the left of the fifteenth from the left end of the given arrangement.

 

(a) 2

(b) #

(c) %

(d) $

(e) None of these

 

Q10. How many such numbers are there in the given arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant but not immediately followed by a letter?

 

(a) One

(b) None

(c) Three

(d) Two

(e) Four…