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Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.

Eight letters are arranged from left to right in such a manner to form a meaningful word. All letters are different. The word contains three vowels and five consonants.

Letter M is placed third from one of the extreme ends. The word contains neither first vowel nor last vowel in the alphabetical series. Three letters are placed between M and S which is placed exactly between the two vowels but none of them is O. R is placed third to the right of O but not placed adjacent to M. P and R are placed adjacent to each other. The second consonant in the alphabetical series placed immediate left of one of the vowels.

1) Which of the following letter is placed fourth from the right end?

A.The letter which is placed 3rd to the right of O

B.U

C.The letter which is placed 2nd to the left of I

D.G

E.None of these

2) Which of the following letter is placed third to the right of the letter which is placed immediate left of P?

A.O

B.R

C.M

D.I

E.E

3) As many letters placed to the left of O as to the right of ______?

A.The letter which is placed immediate left of E

B.I

C.The letter which is placed second to the left of M

D.M

E.None of these

4) In which of the following statement 3^rd letter is placed exactly between 1^stand 2^ndletter in the final arrangement?

I). PIR

II). CMO

III). ISE

A.Only II

B.Only I and II

C.Only III

D.All I, II and III

E.None of these

5) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and thus form a group, which one of the following doesn’t belong to the group?

A.O

B.S

C.I

D.R

E.C

Direction (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions

Nine alphabetical letters are arranged from left to right in such a manner to form a meaningful word. All the letters are different. The word contains eight consonants and only one vowel.

The middle vowel of the alphabetical series is placed immediate left of the middle letter of the word. Only one letter is placed between the third letter from the left end and S. Y has placed at the end of the word. Two letters are placed between H and Y. G and its next successive letter in alphabetical order are adjacent to each other. As many letters placed to the left of L as to the right of P. L is the only letter placed adjacent to Y. R is placed to the left of T.

6) Which of the following letter is placed at the right end of the word?

A.The letter which is placed immediate right of L

B.G

C.The letter which is placed second to the right of G

D.R

E.None of these

7) Which of the following letter is placed exactly in the middle of the word?

A.G

B.H

C.I

D.R

E.P

8) Which of the following letter is placed immediate left of the one which is 4th position from the right end?

A.T

B.The letter which is placed second to the left of R

C.The letter which is placed immediate right of I

D.The letter which is placed third to the left of T

E.None of these

9) What is the position of H from the left end?

A.Fifth

B.Sixth

C.Eighth

D.Fourth

E.None of these

10) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and thus form a group, which one of the following doesn’t belong to the group?

A.SP

B.RI

C.GH

D.TL

E.RY

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Answers :

Directions (1-5) :

Letter M is placed third from one of the extreme ends.

From the above condition, there are two possibilities.

Three letters are placed between M and S

Three letters are placed between M and S which is placed exactly between the two vowels but none of them is O.The word contains neither first vowel nor last vowel in the alphabetical series. So here only two possible vowels i.e. I and E

R is placed third to the right of O but not placed adjacent to M.

P and R are placed adjacent to each other.The second consonant in the alphabetical series placed immediate left of one of the vowels.

From the above two cases we get, COMPRESI, COMPRISE and ISECOMPR, ESICOMPR. But among those COMPRISE only can give a meaningful word, so it will be our answer.

So, the final arrangement will be,

1) Answer: A

2) Answer: D

3) Answer: A

4) Answer: B

5) Answer: E

Directions (6-10) :

The middle vowel of the alphabetical series is placed immediate left of the middle letter of the word.

Only one letter is placed between the third letter from the left end and S.

From the above condition, there are two possibilities.

Y has placed at the end of the word.

Two letters are placed between H and Y

G and its next successive letter in alphabetical order are adjacent to each other.

From the above condition, there are three possibilities.

As many letters placed to the left of L as to the right of P.

L is the only letter placed adjacent to Y.

R is placed to the left of T.

From the above two cases we get SPRIGHTLY, RPTISHGLY and SPRITHGLY But among those SPRIGHTLY only can give a meaningful word, so it will be our answer.

So, the final arrangement will be,