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1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word SOUTHERN each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

2. If the letters in the word COMPARE are rearranged in such a way that first the vowels within
the word are rearranged alphabetically followed by the consonants arranged alphabetically,
which of the following will be the fifth letter from the right end after the rearrangement?
1) O 2) E 3) M 4) P 5) None

3. If every alternate letter in the word SOLITARY starting from the first letter is replaced by the
previous letter in the English alphabet and each of the remaining letters is replaced by the next
letter in the English alphabet, which of the following will be the third letter from the right end
after the substitution?
1) B 2) S 3) Z 4) K 5) None

4. The letters in the word DOSE are changed in such a way that each vowel is replaced by the
previous letter in the English alphabet and each consonant is replaced by the next letter in the
English alphabet. How many meaningful words can be formed with the new set of letters using
each letter only once in each word?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

5. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 53146827 each of which has as many
digits between them in the number as when the digits are arranged in ascending order within
the number?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

6. In a certain code CLIMATE is written as BUFLJMD. How is ORDERLY written in that code?
1) SMZDESP 2) ZMSDPSE 3) ZMSDESP 4) ZMSFESP 5) None

7. The positions of the first and the fifth digits in the number 84329517 are interchanged. Similarly
the positions of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the
following will be the second from the right end after the rearrangement?
1) 3 2) 4 3) 2 4) 9 5) None

8. In a certain code TOLD is written as 5132 and DEAR is written as 2648. How is LATE written
in that code?
1) 3652 2) 3246 3) 3856 4) 3456 5) None

9. In a certain code BEAN is written as ABNE and SALE is written as LSEA. How is NEWS written
in that code?
1) WNES 2) WNSE 3) SNWE 4) SNEW 5) None

10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that
does not belong to that group?
1) Coal 2) Aluminium 3) Plastic 4) Iron 5) Wood
Directions (11-13) : Following questions are based on the information given below :
(i) ‘P x Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’
(II) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’
(iii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’
(iv) ‘P - Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’

11. Which of the following means ‘K is son of R’?
1) R x K 2) R-K 3) K + T x R 4) R - J ÷ K + M 5) None

12. Which of the following means ‘M is paternal uncle of T’?
1) M + J-T 2) M + J x T 3) M ÷ J - T 4) M + J + T 5) None

13. Which of the following means ‘D is cousin of W’?
1) D ÷ M + W 2) D + M ÷ W 3) D x T + W 4) D - T ÷ N x W 5) None

Directions (14-16): Following questions are based on the five three digit numbers given below :
518 725 849 387 634
14. If the positions of the first and the third digits in each of the numbers are interchanged, which
of the following will-be the lowest” number after the rearrangement?
1) 518 2) 725 3) 849 4) 387 5) 634

15. If the positions of the first and the second digits in each of the numbers are interchanged,
which of the following will be the third from the top when they are arranged in descending
order after the rearrangement?
1) 518 2) 725 3) 849 4) 387 5) 634

16. If the positions of the second and the third digits in each number are interchanged, which of
the following will be the difference between the highest and lowest number after the
rearrangement?
1) 506 2) 526 3) 416 4) 516 5) None

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IBPS Specialist Officer Exam Answer Key