Word Arrangement – Railway Reasoning (part – 3)

Total Questions: 41

31. Arrange the following words in the order in which they would appear in an English language dictionary. [RRB NTPC 07/04/2021 (Evening)]

1.Scenery , 2 Science , 3. Scandal, 4.School, 5. Scatter

Correct Answer: (b) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
Solution:

Scandal, Scatter, Scenery, School, Science

32. Which letter in the alphabet is as far from H as U is far from N? [RRB NTPC 08/04/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) O
Solution:

N(14) + 7 = U(21)
Similarly ;
H(8) + 7 = O(15)

33. Which letter is seventh to the right of the eighteenth letter from the right end of the alphabet? [RRB NTPC 08/04/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) P
Solution:

Position of letter from the left side = 26 - 18 + 1 = 9
Now, 9 + 7 = 16th letter from the left = P

34. If every 3rd letter from left to right of English alphabet is deleted, then what would be the 12th letter from right in the new series obtained? [RRB NTPC 08/04/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) J
Solution:

When, Every 3rd letter from left to right of the English alphabet is deleted Then 12th letter from right in the new series = J

35. If the first and last letters in the word ‘ZIGZAGGING’ were interchanged, and the same was done with the second and ninth letters, the third and eight letters, and so on, then which letter will be the fifth letter from the right end? [RRB NTPC 24/07/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) A
Solution:

ZIGZAGGING
We interchange A/Q ,
Then we get
GNIGGAZGIZ
Hence ,The fifth letter from the right end = A

36. Select the word that CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word. [RRB NTPC 24/07/2021 (Evening)]

Canterbury

Correct Answer: (a) Anther
Solution:

The word that can not be formed using the letters of the word : Canterbury will be : Anther
Because in “Anther” the letter h is present which is not present in ‘Canterbury’.

37. Select the combination of numbers which, when arranged, will form a meaningful English word from the jumbled letters given below : [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Morning)]

O H R E M T       1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct Answer: (d) 5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3
Solution:

OHREMT = MOTHER
Therefore, MOTHER = 5,1,6,2,4,3

38. MABELA, MABLE, MABUSE, MABEPEARL,? [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Evening)]

If the above given words are arranged in the dictionary then the last word is:

Correct Answer: (b) MABUSE
Solution:

last word will be MABUSE

39. If the letters in the word BACKFIELDS are arranged as in the English alphabetical order, then which letter will be to the second right of the letter 'F', after the rearrangement? [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) K
Solution:

Given → BACKFIELDS After arranging in the english alphabetical order we get
ABCDEFIKLS
Second to the right of F is K.

40. If all the letters "D E M N" are arranged to form a meaningful word then the last letter of the word will be: [RRB ALP 17/08/2018 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) D
Solution:

Given : - D E M N
After arranging in meaningful word we get,
MEND
The last letter of the word is D.