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1. If the letters of each word are arranged in alphabetical order within the word, how many words remain unchanged?
Directions (Q 49–53): Study the following five words and answer the questions. (Vowels are A, E, I, O and U.)
CUP JAR NET BOX DIG
Correct Answer: C [1]
Explanation:
New words: CPU, AJR, ENT, BOX, DGI – only BOX keeps its letters in order.
2.
(Use the directions above – Alphanumeric & Symbol Series, Q 49–53)
If each letter of every word is changed to the next letter of the alphabet, which original word gives a new word with two vowels?
If each letter of every word is changed to the next letter of the alphabet, which original word gives a new word with two vowels?
Correct Answer: D [NET]
Explanation:
New words: DVQ, KBS, OFU, CPY, EJH; only OFU (from NET) has two vowels, O and U.
3.
(Use the directions above – Alphanumeric & Symbol Series, Q 49–53)
If the five words are arranged in dictionary order from left to right, which word will be third from the right?
If the five words are arranged in dictionary order from left to right, which word will be third from the right?
Correct Answer: E [DIG]
Explanation:
Dictionary order: BOX, CUP, DIG, JAR, NET – third from the right is the third from the left: DIG.
4.
(Use the directions above – Alphanumeric & Symbol Series, Q 49–53)
If the first and last letters of each word are interchanged and the new words are then arranged in alphabetical order, which new word comes first?
If the first and last letters of each word are interchanged and the new words are then arranged in alphabetical order, which new word comes first?
Correct Answer: A [GID]
Explanation:
New words: PUC, RAJ, TEN, XOB, GID → alphabetical: GID, PUC, RAJ, TEN, XOB.
5.
(Use the directions above – Alphanumeric & Symbol Series, Q 49–53)
In the English alphabet, how many letters lie between the first letter of the word that comes second in dictionary order and the last letter of the word that comes fourth?
In the English alphabet, how many letters lie between the first letter of the word that comes second in dictionary order and the last letter of the word that comes fourth?
Correct Answer: B [14]
Explanation:
Second word CUP → C (3); fourth word JAR → R (18); between = 18 − 3 − 1 = 14.
6. Which original number becomes the highest after both changes?
Directions (Q 54–58): Study the following five numbers and answer the questions.
472 815 346 527 683
Two changes are made, in this order: first the digits of each number are written in reverse order; then 1 is added to the middle digit of each new number. Every question is about the numbers after both changes, unless it says otherwise.
Correct Answer: D [527]
Explanation:
After step 1: 274 518 643 725 386; after step 2: 284 528 653 735 396 – the highest is 735, which comes from 527.
7.
(Use the directions above – Alphanumeric & Symbol Series, Q 54–58)
What is the difference between the highest and the lowest numbers after both changes?
What is the difference between the highest and the lowest numbers after both changes?
Correct Answer: C [451]
Explanation:
After step 1: 274 518 643 725 386; after step 2: 284 528 653 735 396; 735 − 284 = 451.
8.
(Use the directions above – Alphanumeric & Symbol Series, Q 54–58)
How many of the numbers are divisible by 4 after both changes?
How many of the numbers are divisible by 4 after both changes?
Correct Answer: E [3]
Explanation:
After step 1: 274 518 643 725 386; after step 2: 284 528 653 735 396; last two digits 84, 28 and 96 are divisible by 4; 53 and 35 are not.
9.
(Use the directions above – Alphanumeric & Symbol Series, Q 54–58)
What is the sum of the first digit of the highest number and the last digit of the lowest number, after both changes?
What is the sum of the first digit of the highest number and the last digit of the lowest number, after both changes?
Correct Answer: A [11]
Explanation:
After step 1: 274 518 643 725 386; after step 2: 284 528 653 735 396; highest 735 → 7, lowest 284 → 4; 7 + 4 = 11.
10.
(Use the directions above – Alphanumeric & Symbol Series, Q 54–58)
After both changes, the digits of each number are added. Which original number gives the largest digit sum?
After both changes, the digits of each number are added. Which original number gives the largest digit sum?
Correct Answer: E [683]
Explanation:
After step 1: 274 518 643 725 386; after step 2: 284 528 653 735 396; digit sums 14, 15, 14, 15 and 18 – the largest, 18 (3 + 9 + 6), comes from 683.
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