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Alphabet Test — Questions with Solutions

8 solved Alphabet Test questions from General Intelligence and Reasoning, as asked in SSC CGL and other SSC exams. Read the answer and explanation below, then practise the full set in the practice section.

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Q1. Letters of the word TEACHING are arranged alphabetically. How many letters are between the 3rd from left and 2nd from right?

शब्द TEACHING के अक्षरों को वर्णमाला के क्रम में व्यवस्थित किया जाता है। बाएँ से तीसरे और दाएँ से दूसरे अक्षर के बीच कितने अक्षर हैं?

  1. A. 5
  2. B. 4
  3. C. 3
  4. D. 6

Solution

Alphabetical order: A, C, E, G, H, I, N, T. 3rd from left is E. 2nd from right is N. Letters between them are G, H, I (3 letters).

Q2. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word 'PRANKED' is arranged in the English alphabetical order?

यदि 'PRANKED' शब्द के प्रत्येक अक्षर को अंग्रेजी वर्णमाला के क्रम में व्यवस्थित किया जाए तो कितने अक्षरों का स्थान अपरिवर्तित रहेगा?

  1. A. One
  2. B. Three
  3. C. None
  4. D. Two

Solution

Original: P R A N K E D. Alphabetical: A D E K N P R. Comparing positions, no letter remains in its original place.

Q3. How many letters are between the $1^{st}$ from left and $2^{nd}$ from right in the word COMPETITION, when arranged alphabetically?

शब्द COMPETITION के अक्षरों को वर्णमाला के क्रम में व्यवस्थित करने पर बाएँ से पहले और दाएँ से दूसरे अक्षर के बीच कितने अक्षर होंगे?

  1. A. 9
  2. B. 8
  3. C. 10
  4. D. 6

Solution

Alphabetical order: C, E, I, I, M, N, O, O, P, T, T. $1^{st}$ from left is C. $2^{nd}$ from right is T. Letters between them: E, I, I, M, N, O, O, P (8 letters).

Q4. If the letters of the word GARDEN are arranged alphabetically, how many letters will be between A and N?

यदि GARDEN शब्द के अक्षरों को वर्णमाला के क्रम में व्यवस्थित किया जाता है, तो A और N के बीच कितने अक्षर होंगे?

  1. A. One
  2. B. Two
  3. C. Three
  4. D. Four

Solution

Alphabetical arrangement of GARDEN is A, D, E, G, N, R. Between A and N, there are 3 letters: D, E, and G.

Q5. If the letters of the word GARDEN are arranged alphabetically, how many letters will be between A and N?

यदि GARDEN शब्द के अक्षरों को वर्णमाला के क्रम में व्यवस्थित किया जाता है, तो A और N के बीच कितने अक्षर होंगे?

  1. A. One
  2. B. Two
  3. C. Three
  4. D. Four

Solution

Alphabetical arrangement of GARDEN is A, D, E, G, N, R. Between A and N, there are 3 letters: D, E, and G.

Q6. The position of how many letters will change, if each of the letters in the word 'SYSTEM' is arranged in the English alphabetical order?

  1. A. Five
  2. B. Six
  3. C. Three
  4. D. Four

Solution

Original: S Y S T E M. Alphabetical: E M S S T Y. Comparing positions: S->E (changed), Y->M (changed), S->S (unchanged), T->S (changed), E->T (changed), M->Y (changed). Total 5 letters changed their positions.

Q7. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word 'NIGHTMARES' is re-arranged in the English alphabetical order from left to right?

  1. A. One
  2. B. Three
  3. C. Two
  4. D. Four

Solution

NIGHTMARES arranged alphabetically is A E G H I M N R S T. The letters H and R remain in the same positions (4th and 8th).

Q8. Each of the letters in the word CONTRAST is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is first from the left and the one that is fifth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

CONTRAST शब्द में प्रत्येक अक्षर को वर्णमाला क्रम में व्यवस्थित किया गया है। नए अक्षर-समूह में बाएँ से पहले अक्षर और दाएँ से पाने अक्षर के बीच अंग्रेजी वर्णमाला श्रृंखला में कितने अक्षर हैं?

  1. A. 10
  2. B. 13
  3. C. 15
  4. D. 11

Solution

Alphabetical order: A C N O R S T T. First from left is A, fifth from right is O. Letters between A and O is 13.