Q 1: If the first and second letters in the word ‘MISFORTUNE’ were
interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which letter would then be the eighth letter counting to your left? (a) 0 (b) F (c) S (d) T (e) U Q 2: If the positions of the first and the sixth letters in the word ‘DISTRIBUTE’ are interchanged; similarly the positions of the second and the seventh, the third and the eighth and so on, which of the following letters will be the fifth from the left after interchanging the positions? (Bank P.O. 1995) (a) E (b) I (c) S (d) T (e) None of these Q 3: If in the word ‘DISTURBANCE*, the first letter is interchanged with the last letter, the second letter is interchanged with the tenth letter and so on, which letter would come after the letter T in the newly formed word? (L.LC. 1994) (a) I (b) N (c) S (d) T (e) U Q 4: If the positions of the fifth and twelfth letters of the word ‘GLORIFICATIONS’ are interchanged; and likewise, the position of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth letters, the second and eleventh letters and the first and thirteenth letters are interchanged, which of the following will be twelfth letter from the right end ? (U.T.I. 1993) (a) I (b) O (c) R (d) T (e) None of these
6. If the letters from T to Z are interchanged by the letters A to G in such a way
that A takes the position of T and so on, then which will be the third letter to the left of 18th letter from right? English alphabet : 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 A. Y B. U C. B D. C E. None of these Q7. If A interchanges position with B, similarly C and D interchange positions and so as E and F and so on upto Y and Z, then which of the following will be seventh from the left? (a) A (b) F (c) I (d) None of these Q8. If 1st and 26th, 2nd and 25th , 3rd and 24th, and so on, letters of the English alphabet are paired, then which of the following pairs is correct? (a) GR (b) CW (c) IP (d) EV