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Past questions
43
9 Sep 2017 · shift not stated
Career Power (Adda247)
R-WORD-1Q.3
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the 1st ,2nd ,4th and 7th letters of the word ‘ECUADOR’ which would be the second letter of the word from the right? If more than one such word can be formed give ‘Y’ as the answer. If no such word can be formed, give ‘Z’ as your answer.
(a) Y
(b) E
(c) I
(d) Z
(e) M
R-WORD-2Q.5
How many letter will be remain the same position in the word ‘MONSTER’ when they arranged in the ascending order from left to right?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than Three
(e) None
11 Aug 2018 · shift not stated
Career Power (Adda247)
R-WORD-3Q.19
If the second, forth, seventh and eighth letter of the word “FRACTION” are combined to form a meaningful word, then what will be the 3rd letter from the left in the so formed word. If more than one meaningful word is formed then the answer is X, if no such word is formed then answer is Z?
(a) O
(b) X
(c) R
(d) Z
(e) C
12 Aug 2018 · shift not stated
Gradeup
R-WORD-4Q.4
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, second, sixth and tenth letters of the word DISCLAIMER, which of the following will be the third letter from the left? If no such word can be made, give 'X' as your answer and if more than one such words can be made, give 'Y' as the answer.
Note: source solution lists letters D, I, A, R and words "RAID, ARID" but does not state a final option
R-WORD-5Q.5
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word PRODUCTION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
4 Aug 2019 · shift not stated
Career Power (Adda247)
R-WORD-6Q.19
How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘EDUCATION’, each of which have as many letters between then in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
(e) more than four
R-WORD-7Q.20
If four letter word is formed from 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th letter of TRANSLATE then what is the 3rd letter of newly formed word? If more than one meaningful word is formed, then the answer will be Z.
(a) L
(b) T
(c) A
(d) S
(e) Z
R-WORD-8
How many such pairs of Letter are there in the word “IMPERATIVE”, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
Note: affairscloud 4-Aug-2019 list (shift not stated); qno assigned by collector (source items unnumbered); not part of the Adda247 Set-01 paper in this file; letter-pair question
12 Sep 2020 · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
R-WORD-9Q.12
How many pairs of letters are there in the word “GRANDUAL” each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabetical series??
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) One
(e) Five
Note: Word 'GRANDUAL' as printed in source.
12 Sep 2020 · shift not stated
IBPSGuide
R-WORD-10Q.36
How many pairs of letters are there in the word “GERUNDER” each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabetical series?
a) Three
b) Two
c) Four
d) one
e) More than four
2020 (date not stated) · shift not stated
Oliveboard
R-WORD-11Q.64
Using 4th, 5th,7th 9th and 10th letter of the word ARITHMETIC, a meaningful word can be formed. Which is the last letter from the left end of the meaningful word formed? If no meaningful word can be formed mark your answer as Y. If more than one meaningful word is formed mark P as your answer.
1. T
2. C
3. E
4. Y
5. P
R-WORD-12Q.80
How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'NEGATIVE' which have as many letters between them as in the alphabetical order when counted from both sides?
1. More than three
2. Two
3. None
4. Three
5. One
1 Aug 2021 · Shift 1
AmbitiousBaba
R-WORD-13Q.39
How many pairs of letters are there in the word” GLOBAL” which have as many letters between them in the word as in alphabetical series?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four
2021 (date not stated) · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
R-WORD-14Q.25
If we form a meaningful word by the second, fourth, seventh and ninth letter of the word ‘WORKBENCH”, then which of the following will be the third letter of the word thus formed. If more than one word is formed mark Y as your answer. If no meaningful word is formed, mark X as your answer?
(a) O
(b) X
(c) N
(d) Y
(e) K
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 1
AmbitiousBaba
R-WORD-15Q.21
How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ESCAPADE’ which has as many letters between them as we have in the English alphabetical series (from both forward as well as backward direction)?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) More than four
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 2
Adda247
R-WORD-16Q.37
How many letter(s) will remain in the same position in the word ‘JUNGLEBOOK’ when they are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) More than Three
(e) None
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 3
Adda247
R-WORD-17Q.8
If a four letter meaningful word will be formed from the first, fourth, seventh and ninth letter from the left end of the word “SEPTEMBER” then which letter is 4th from the left end in the meaningful word thus formed? If more than one word is formed, then mark the answer as X and if no meaningful word is formed then mark the answer as Z.
(a) T
(b) X
(c) R
(d) Z
(e) B
R-WORD-18Q.40
How many such pair of letters are there in the word “HOUSEFUL’”, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in English alphabet (from the both forward and backward direction)?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) Three
(e) More than four
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 4
Adda247
R-WORD-19Q.13
In the given word ‘GOOSEBUMP’, how many pairs of the letters have the same number of letters between them (both forward and backward direction) as in the alphabetical series?
(a) Four
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Two
(e) More than Four
R-WORD-20Q.35
Which of the following words cannot be formed with the help of the letters of ‘WEDNESDAY’?
(a) Sadden
(b) Owns
(c) Days
(d) Weedy
(e) Ends
20 Aug 2022 · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
R-WORD-21Q.10
How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘REFRIGERATOR’, each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have in English alphabetical series (both forward and backward direction)?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) None
(d) Two
(e) More than four
R-WORD-22Q.40
If we form a four-letter meaningful word by using the second, third, fifth and ninth letter from the left end of the word ‘MICROPHONE’, then which of the following will be the fourth letter 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?
(a) O
(b) I
(c) C
(d) X
(e) Z
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 1
Adda247
R-WORD-23Q.20
The position of how many alphabets will remain unchanged if each of the alphabets in the word
‘MULTINATIONAL’ is arranged in alphabetical order from left to right?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Four
(e) None
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 2
Adda247
R-WORD-24Q.19
How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘EQUIDISTANT’, each of which has as many letters between them (both forward and backward direction) in the word as they have between them according to English alphabetical order?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these
R-WORD-25Q.40
The position of how many alphabets will remain unchanged if each of the alphabet in the word
‘RELIGIOUS’ is arranged in alphabetical order from left to right?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) None
(d) Three
(e) Four
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 3
Adda247
R-WORD-26Q.6
How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ACTIVATION’, each of which have as many letters between them (both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabet?
(a) Five
(b) More than six
(c) Six
(d) Four
(e) Two
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 4
Adda247
R-WORD-27Q.14
If we form a meaningful word by the first, second, fourth and fifth letter of the word ‘ENSURE”, then which of the following will be the first letter of the word thus formed. If more than one word is formed mark Y as your answer. If no meaningful word is formed, mark X as your answer?
(a) E
(b) X
(c) R
(d) Y
(e) U
R-WORD-28Q.28
The position of how many alphabets will remain unchanged if each of the alphabets in the word
‘TRANSTROMER’ is arranged in alphabetical order from left to right?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than Three
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 2
Adda247
R-WORD-29Q.21
In the word ‘TURNOVER’, if vowels are changed with their just next letter and consonants are changed with their just previous letter, now, these letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left. After that, find which letter will be 4th from right end in the arrangement?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) S
(d) M
(e) U
R-WORD-30Q.32
If 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th letter are picked from the word ‘FARMHOUSE’ to make a meaningful word, then what will be the second letter of that meaningful word from left end? Mark answer as P, if more than one meaningful word is formed and mark answer as Y, if no such meaningful word is formed.
(a) M
(b) R
(c) O
(d) P
(e) Y
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 3
Adda247
R-WORD-31Q.19
How many pairs of letters are there in the word “PERFECTION” each of which has as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both forward and backward)?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Four
(d) None
(e) Three
R-WORD-32Q.35
If in the given word “COMMISSION” all the vowels are changed to their just next letter and all the consonants are changed to their just previous letter then all the letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right. Find which among the following letter is fourth from the right end?
(a) R
(b) L
(c) P
(d) M
(e) J
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 4
Adda247
R-WORD-33Q.10
If the first, fourth, sixth and seventh letters of the word “CATASTROPHIC” are combined to form a meaningful word, what will be the second letter from the right end of the word formed? If more than one such word can be formed, mark the answer as X and if no such word can be formed, mark the answer as Y.
(a) R
(b) A
(c) Y
(d) X
(e) T
6 Aug 2023 · Shift 1
Adda247
R-WORD-34Q.17
If the third, fourth, fifth and tenth letters of the word “DEALERSHIP” are combined to form a meaningful word, what will be the third letter from the right end of the meaningful word formed? If more than one such meaningful word can be formed, mark the answer as X and if no such meaningful word can be formed, mark the answer as Y.
(a) E
(b) A
(c) X
(d) Y
(e) L
R-WORD-35Q.26
How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CUSTODIUM’, each of which has as many letters between them as they have in the English alphabet (both forward and backward direction)?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Four
(e) None
6 Aug 2023 · Shift 2
Adda247
R-WORD-36Q.18
How many pairs of letters are there in the word “Compassion” each of which has asmany letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both forward andbackward directions)?
(a) More than four
(b) One
(c) Four
(d) Two
(e) Three
R-WORD-37Q.30
If in the given word “TRANSLUCENT” if all the vowels are replaced with the next letter and all the consonants are changed with previous letter then how many letters are repeated in the new arrangement?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Four
(e) None
6 Aug 2023 · Shift 3
Adda247
R-WORD-38Q.10
If the first, fifth, eighth and ninth letters of the word “DELUSIONAL” are combined to form a meaningful word, what will be the second letter from the left end of the word formed? If more than one such word can be formed, mark the answer as X and if no such word can be formed, mark the answer as
Y.
(a) N
(b) A
(c) Y
(d) X
(e) D
R-WORD-39Q.25
How many pairs of letters are there in the word “CREDIBLE” each of which has as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both forward and backward directions)?
(a) More than four
(b) One
(c) Four
(d) Three
(e) Two
R-WORD-40Q.26
If in the given word “COMPARTMENT” if all the vowels are replaced with its next letter and all the consonants replaced with its previous letter then find how many vowels are there in the new arrangement.
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) Three
(e) None
3 Aug 2024 · Shift 1
Bankersadda/Adda247
R-WORD-41Q.18
If we form a four-letter meaningful word by using the first, second, third and sixth letter from the left end of the word ‘FELICITOUS’, then which of the following will be the second letter 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?
(a) F
(b) I
(c) E
(d) X
(e) Z
4 Aug 2024 · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
R-WORD-42Q.29
If we form a four-letter meaningful word by using the third, sixth, eighth, and tenth letters from the left end of the word ‘FREELOADING’, then which of the following will be the third letter of the meaningful word thus formed. If more than one such word is formed mark X as your answer. If no meaningful word is formed, mark Z as your answer?
(a) E
(b) N
(c) D
(d) X
(e) Z
22 Nov 2025 · Shift 1
Bankersadda/Adda247
R-WORD-43Q.40
If we form a four-letter meaningful word using the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th letters from the left end of the word “HIERACHY” then what would be the second letter from the left end of that meaningful word? If no meaningful word is formed, mark the answer as X. If more than one meaningful word is formed, mark the answer as Z.