Reasoning Questions :Ranking And Position Set 6

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I. Study the following arrangement to answer the given questions
H 3 R % M A $ K 2 P 5 E © N 4 W @ F & Q 1 U / 9 J I D 7 8

1. Which of the following is the fifth to the right of the 12^th from the left end of the above arrangement ?
   1)$
   2)@
   3)/
   4)W
   5)None
   

   Answer

   2)@
   Explanation :
   12^th from the left end – E
   5^th to the right of E – @
   
   
   
2. If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement then what will be the 10^th from the right end ?
   1)W
   2)@
   3)/
   4)N
   5)None
   

   Answer

   1)W
   Explanation :H  R % M A $ K  P  E © N  W @ F & Q  U /  J I D
   
   
   
3. How many such symbol in the above arrangement immediately preceded by letter and immediately followed by a number ?
   1)None
   2)One
   3)Two
   4)Three
   5)More than three
   

   Answer

   2)One
   Explanation :CSN => U / 9
   
   
   
4. What should come in the following series based on the above arrangement ?
   HR%  AK2   5©N ?
   1)@Q1
   2)F&Q
   3)W@F
   4)WF&
   5)None
   

   Answer

   4)WF&
   
   
   
5. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by letter and immediately followed by letter ?
   1)None
   2)One
   3)Two
   4)Three
   5)More than three
   

   Answer

   5)More than three
   Explanation :CNC=> H3R  K2P   P5E     N4W
   
   
   

II. Study the following arrangement to answer the given questions
a c a b c a a c c  a b c b c a c a c b b c c a c b a c b c c b a c b a c

1. How many b’s in the above arrangement immediately followed by c ?
   1)Five
   2)Six
   3)Four
   4)Seven
   5)None
   

   Answer

   1)Five
   Explanation :b c  b c  b c  b c  b c
   
   
   
2. Which of the following is the seventh to the left of the 13^th from the right end of the above arrangement ?
   1)b
   2)c
   3)a
   4)Cannot be determined
   5)None of these
   

   Answer

   3)a
   Explanation :
   13^th from the right end – c
   7^th to the left of c – a
   
   
   
3. How many a’s are neither preceded by c nor followed by b ?
   1)None
   2)One
   3)Two
   4)Three
   5)More than three
   

   Answer

   5)More than three
   Explanation :
   a c a b c a a c c  a b c b c a c a c b b c c a c b a c b c c b a c b a
   
   
   
4. What should come in the following series based on the above arrangement ?
   aac      acb      baa ?  
   1)bbc
   2)acb
   3)bca
   4)aab
   5)None
   

   Answer

   3)bca
   
   
   
5. Insert d after every third letter in the above series then what will be the 19^th letter from the left ?
   1)a
   2)b
   3)c
   4)d
   5)None
   

   Answer

   1)a
   Explanation :
   a c a d b c a d a c c d  a b c d b c a d c a c d b b c d c a c d b a c d b c c  d b a c d b a c d
   
   
   

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