Word Arrangement – Railway Reasoning (part – 2)

Total Questions: 50

1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word MASTER (in the forward direction) which have as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English alphabetical order ? [Group - D 13/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:

There are two pairs of letters (M R), (S T) in the word

2. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word HMADIST is arranged in alphabetical order ? [Group - D 14/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) Two
Solution:

Only two letter remains unchanged their position

3. Each vowel in the word THUNDER is changed to the letter following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will appear in the middle of the group of letters thus formed? [Group - D 14/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) M
Solution:

Given word: THUNDER
Given condition in the question : Each vowel is changed to letter following it in the alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to letter preceding it in the alphabetical order
Newly formed word: SGVMCFQ Middle term = M

4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CONVERTS (in both forward and backward directions) which have as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English alphabetical order? [Group - D 15/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 4
Solution:

Now, we can clearly see that there are 4 such pairs.

5. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word ARGUMENT is arranged in alphabetical order? [Group - D 16/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Two
Solution:

ARGUMENT
Arranging in alphabetical order we get ,
AEGMNRTU
The position of two letters is unchanged.(A,G)

6. Each vowel in the word CRICKET is changed to the letter following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order. If each letter thus formed is arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be fifth from the right? [Group - D 16/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) F
Solution:

Given word : CRICKET
As per the instructions, vowel → + 1 ,
consonant → - 1
New word : BQJBJFS , arranging in alphabetical order BBFJJQS
Letter which is fifth from the right = F

7. If the position of the first and second letters in the word MOTHERLAND were interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters were interchanged, the fifth and sixth letters were interchanged and so on, which of the following would be the sixth letter from the right? [Group - D 16/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) R
Solution:

Given word : MOTHERLAND After interchanging the letters as per the instructions,
New word = OMHTREALDN Sixth letter from the right = R

8. Each of the digits in the number 4275913 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number? [Group - D 16/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) One
Solution:

Given number = 4275913
Arranging in ascending order = 1234579
So, the position of only one digit is unchanged.

9. Each vowel in the word GRADIENT is changed to the letter following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will appear twice in the group of letters thus formed? [Group - D 17/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) F
Solution:

According to the question, GRADIENT = FQBCJFMS
Here, Letter “F” appears twice in the group.

10. Each vowel in the word FRANTIC is changed to the letter following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will appear twice in the group of letters thus formed? [Group - D 17/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) B
Solution:

Word = FRANTIC
As per instruction + 1 in vowel & - 1 in consonant
New word = EQBMSJB
Here, Letter “B” will appear twice.