Word Arrangement – Railway Reasoning (part – 2)

Total Questions: 50

21. If all the letters in each of the following words are written in reverse order and the newly formed words/clusters are arranged as per the dictionary arrangements, which of the following word/cluster will appear in the middle? [Group - D 22/09/2022 (Morning)]

LOST, TALK, WALK, KALM, SHAW

Correct Answer: (c) KALM
Solution:

LOST, TALK, WALK, KALM, SHAW
As per the instruction,
Arranging in the reverse order,
TSOL , KLAT , KLAW , MLAK , WAHS
After arranging in the words as per english dictionary,
KLAT , KLAW , MLAK , TSOL , WAHS
Now, middle word = MLAK, which is written as KALM

22. Each vowel in the word SANITY 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 fourth from the left? [Group - D 22/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) R
Solution:

Given word : SANITY
As per the instruction,
New word : RBMJSX
After arranging in English alphabetical order = BJMRSX
Fourth from the left = R

23. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DANCER (in both forward and backward directions) which have as many letters between them as there are in the English alphabetical order? [Group - D 22/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) One
Solution:

Given word : DANCER There is only one such pair.

24. Each vowel in the word LOCKER is changed to the letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter following it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will appear twice in the group of letters thus formed? [Group - D 22/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) D
Solution:

Given word : LOCKER
According to instruction vowel is changed to the letter preceding it and consonant is changed to the letter following it in the english alphabetical order
New word : MNDLDS
Here letter D appears twice.

25. Each vowel in the word KINDLE 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 26/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) J
Solution:

Given word : KINDLE
As per the instruction,
New word : JJMCKF
J appears twice in the new formed word.

26. If each of the letter of the letter cluster 'DEHRAZUN' is arranged in alphabetical order, how many vowels will be immediately preceded by a consonant in the newly formed letter cluster? [Group - D 26/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 2
Solution:

Given word : DEHRAZUN
After arranging the given letters in ascending order
New word : A DE HN RU Z
There are only two vowels which are immediately preceded by a consonant.

27. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word 'EQUIVOCAL' is arranged in alphabetical order? [Group - D 26/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) Two
Solution:

Given word : EQUIVOCAL
After arranging in alphabetical order
New word : ACEILOQUV
Here, the position of only two letters remains unchanged.

28. In the word 'CLIPBOARD', if each vowel is changed to the letter immediately following it and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order, then how many vowels will be there in the group of letters thus formed? [Group - D 27/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) Two
Solution:

Given word : CLIPBOARD According to the given instruction if each vowel is changed to the letter immediately following it and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order
New word : BKJOAPBQC
There are only two vowels in the newly formed word.

29. If each of the digits in the number 25731640 is arranged in descending order, the position of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number? [Group - D 28/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) One
Solution:

Given number = 25731640
After arranging in descending order, New
number = 76543210
Here, only one digit has the same position.

30. In the word ‘WEBSITE’, if each vowel is replaced with the immediate next letter and each consonant is replaced with the immediate previous letter as per the english alphabetical order, then how many vowels will be there in the word so formed? [Group - D 28/09/2022 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (d) One
Solution:

Given word = WEBSITE
As per the instruction,
New word = VFARJSF
There is only one vowel (A) .