IBPS PO Reasoning: Alphabet and Word Formation questions with solutions

Q1. In the word CATER, if vowels are replaced by the previous letter and consonants are replaced by the next letter in alphabetical order, which letter will appear more than once in the new word?

1. A
2. D
3. U
4. C

Answer: D

C becomes D, A becomes Z, T becomes U, E becomes D, and R becomes S. The new word is DZUDS, in which D appears more than once.

Q2. If it is possible to make only one 4-letter meaningful word without repetition from the first, fourth, fifth, and ninth letters of the word ABBREVIATE, which would be the second letter of the word? If more than one such word can be formed, give X as the answer. If no such word can be formed, give K as your answer.

1. A
2. B
3. E
4. X

Answer: X

The first, fourth, fifth, and ninth letters of ABBREVIATE are A, R, E, and T. More than one meaningful 4-letter word can be formed from these letters, so the instruction says to mark X. Therefore, the answer is X.

Q3. If we form a four-letter meaningful word using the first, third, fifth, and sixth letters from the left end of the word CAPITALISM, which of the following will be the fourth letter from the left end of the meaningful word thus formed? If more than one word is formed, mark Z as your answer. If no meaningful word is formed, mark X as your answer.

1. P
2. T
3. A
4. X

Answer: T

The letters at positions 1, 3, 5, and 6 of CAPITALISM are C, P, T, and A. These can form the meaningful word 'PACT', so the fourth letter is T.

Q4. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 8th letters of the word FESTIVAL, which of the following will be the third letter of that word? If more than one such word can be formed, give 'X' as the answer, and if no such word can be formed, give 'Y' as the answer.

1. F
2. E
3. A
4. T

Answer: A

The 1st, 4th, 7th, and 8th letters of FESTIVAL are F, T, A, and L. These letters can form the meaningful word "FLAT," whose third letter is A.