Alphabetical
Order Of Words
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In this type of questions, certain words are given.
The candidate is required to arrange them in the order in which they shall be
arranged in a dictionary and then state the word which is placed in the desired
place. For such questions, the candidate requires basic knowledge of the
‘Dictionary Usage’. In a dictionary, the words are put in alphabetical order
with respect to the second alphabet of the words and so on.
1.
Arrange the given words Alphabetical Order and choose the one that comes first.
A.
Wasp B. Waste C. War D. Wrinkle E. Wrist
Answer: C .
War
Justification: War, Wasp, Waste, Wrinkle,
Wrist.
2.
Arrange the given words Alphabetical Order and choose the one that comes first.
A.
Science B. Scrutiny C. Scripture D. Scramble E. Script
Answer: A .
Science
Justification: Science, Scramble, Script,
Scripture, Scrutiny
3.
Arrange the given words Alphabetical Order and choose the one that comes first.
A.
Didactic B. Dictum C. Dictionary D. Diastole E. Dictate
Answer: D .
Diastole
Justification: Diastole, Dictate, Dictionary,
Dictum, Didactic
4.
Arrange the given words Alphabetical Order and choose the one that comes first.
A.
Tenacious B. Terminate C. Temperature D. TempleE. Tenant
Answer: C .
Temperature
Justification: The correct alphabetical order
of the given words is shown below :
Temperature, Temple, Tenacious, Tenant, Terminate
5.
How many pairs of letters in the word 'CHAIRS' have as many letters between
them in the word as in the alphabet?
A)
2 B) 3 C) 1 D) 4
Answer: A) 2
Explanation:
Letters in the word Letters in the alphabet
CHA
CBA
RS RS
6.
How many letters are there in the word 'CREATIVE' which have as many letters
between them in the word as in the alphabet ?
A.
1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. None of these
Answer: C . 3
Justification:
Letters in the word Letters
in the alphabet
C R E C D E
A T I
V E A B
C D E
T I V T U V
7.
How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'PENCIL' which have as many
letters between them in the word as in the alphanet ?
A.
Nil B. One C. Two D. Three E. None of these
Answer: C .
Two
Justification:
Letters in the word Letters
in the alphabet
P E N P O N
E N C E D C
8.
How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ESRO using
each letter only once in each word?
A)
None B) One C) Two
D) Three
Answer: D) Three
Explanation:
Meaningful words are ROSE, SORE and EROS.
9.
Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is odd.
Which
of the following series observes this rule ?
A.
BDHLR B. FIMRX C. EIMQV D. MPRUX
Answer: A .
BDHLR
Justification:
B C D E
F G H I
J K L M N
O P Q R
1
3
3 5
1, 3, 3, 5
are all odd numbers.
10.
Number of lettters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series increases
by one.
Which
of the following series observes this rule ?
A.
CPTOV B. HCFKP C. HJHQV D. IKNRW
Answer: D .
IKNRW
Justification:
I J K L M N O
P Q R S T
U V W
1
2
3
4
+1 +1 +1
11.
Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is two.
Which of the following series observes this rule ?
A.
MPSVYBE B. QSVYZCF C. SVZCGJN D. ZCGKMPR
Answer: A .
MPSVYBE
Justification:
M N O P Q
R S T U V W X Y Z
A B C D E
2
2
2
2
2
2
12.
The following question is based on the following alphabet series.
A B
C D E
F G H
I J K
L M
N O
P Q R
S T U
V W X
Y Z
Which
letter is exactly midway between H and S in the given alphabet ?
A.
L B. M C. N D. O E. No such letter
Answer: E .
No such letter
Justification:
There are ten letters between H and S and as such,
there is no letter which lies exactly in the middle.
13.
The following question is based on the following alphabet series.
A B
C D E
F G H
I J K
L M
N O
P Q R
S T U
V W X
Y Z
Which
letter is the seventh to the right of the thirteenth letter from your left ?
A.
S B. T C. U D. V E. None of these
Answer: B . T
Justification:
Counting from the left i.e. A in the given alphabet,
the thirteenth letter is M. Counting from M towards the right, the seventh
letter is T.
14.
In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2,
3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these
numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged
accordingly, form a meaningful word.
R U
S G A
1 2
3 4 5
A.
1, 5, 4, 2, 3 B. 5, 3, 4,
1, 2 C. 3, 2, 4, 5, 1 D. 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
Answer: C .
3, 2, 4, 5, 1
Justification:
SUGAR
15.
The letter of the word NUMKIPP are in disorder. If they are arranged in proper
order, the name of a vegetable is formed.
What
is the last letter of the .word so formed ?
A.
K B. M C. N D. P E. U
Answer: C . N
Justification:
The name of the vegetable is PUMPKIN. The last
letter is N.
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