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In Alphabetical Series Quiz, words, letters or digits are given in a specific sequence/order and the candidates have to find out next word, letter or digit to complete the given series. Numbers or alphabetical letters, are generally called terms of the series. The article Alphabetical Series Quiz lists different types of Alphabetical series questions with solutions useful for candidates preparing for different competitive examinations like RRB ALP/Technical Exams/Junior Engineer Recruitment Exams/SSC CGL/SSC CHSL/IBPS/SBI PO/SBI Clerks/CAT and etc.
Alphabetical Series Quiz Format: A series of single, pairs or gatherings of letters or mixes of letters and numerals is given. The terms of the arrangement form a specific pattern as regards to the position of letters in the English letters in order. The student is required to convert this pattern and according locate the missing term or the wrong term in the given series.

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Directions ( 1 to 10): Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series:
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
1. Which letter is exactly midway between G and Q in the given alphabet?
    A. K B. L C. M D. N

2. Which letter is midway between the eighteenth letter from the left end and tenth letter from the right end of the given alphabet?
    A. No letter B. K C. Q D. R E. None of these

3. Which letter in the alphabet is as far from G as T is from M?
    A. M B. N C. O D. P

4. Which letter is sixteenth to the right of the letter which is fourth to the left of I?
    A. S B. T C. U D. V

5. Which letter will be the eighth to the right of the third letter
    A. V B. W C. X D. Y

6. If the above alphabet are divided into two equal halves – from A to M and N to Z, which letter in the later half would be corresponding to the letter J?
    A. Q B. V C. X D. W

7. Which letter will be sixth to the left of the nineteenth letter from the right end of the alphabet?
    A. M B. N C. X D. Y E. None of these

8. Which of the following is the twelth letter to the left of the seventeenth letter from the left end?
    A. E B. F C. G D. T E. None of these

9. Which letter is seventh to the right of the eighteenth letter from the right end of the alphabet?
    A. K B. O C. P D. R

10. Which letter is seventh to the right of the thirteenth letter from the left end?
    A. S B. T C. U D. V

Answers and Explanation
1. Answer Option B
2. Answer Option A
3. Answer Option B
4. Answer Option C
5. Answer Option C
6. Answer Option D
7. Answer Option E
8. Answer Option A
9. Answer Option C
10. Answer Option B
Directions ( 1 to 10): Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series:
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
1. If the order of the English alphabet is reversed, then which letter would be exactly in the middle?
    A. L B. M C. N D. None of these

2. If the above alphabet is written in the reverse order, which will be the eighth letter to the right of O?
    A. F B. G C. V D. W

3. If the above alphabet is written in the reverse order, which will be the fifth letter to the left of the ninth letter from the right?
    A. P B. M C. D D. E E. M

4. If the above alphabet is written in the reverse order, what will be the fourth letter to the right of the thirteenth letter from the left?
    A. J B. K C. L D. M

5. If only the first half of the given alphabet is reversed, how many letters will be there between K and R?
    A. 6 B. 10 C. 14 D. 16 .E None of these

6. Which letter should be ninth letter to the left of ninth letter from the right, if the first half of the given alphabet is reversed?
    A. D B. E C. F D. I E None of these

7. If the second half of the given by alphabet is written in the reverse order, which letter will be seventh to the right of the twelth letter from the left end?
    A. R B. S C. U D. V .E None of these

8. If the last ten letters of the alphabet are written in the reverse order, which of the following will be the sixth to the right of the thirteenth letter from the left end?
    A. U B. V C. W D. X

9. If every alternate letter starting from B is deleted from the given alphabet, which of the following will be the tenth letter from the right end?
    A. G B. D C. Q D. H

10. If the alphabet is written in the reverse order and every alternate letter starting with Y is dropped, which letter will be exactly in the middle of the remaining letters of the alphabet?
    A. G B. D C. Q D. H

Answers and Explanation
1. Answer Option D
2. Answer Option B
3. Answer Option B
4. Answer Option A
5. Answer Option C
6. Answer Option B
7. Answer Option C
8. Answer Option D
9. Answer Option A
10. Answer Option B
Directions ( 1 to 8): Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series:
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
1. In the given alphabet, starting from the fifth letter from the left, if twelve letters are written in reverse order, then which letter will be the seventh to the left of the fourteenth letter from the right?
    A. H B. L C. M D. N E. None of these

2. Suppose the first and the second letters of the English alphabet changed places, also the third and the fourth, the fifth and the sixth, and so on. In the new alphabet, thus formed which letter would be the 14th?
    A. H B. K C. L D. M

3. 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

4. f in the English alphabet every fourth letter is replaced by the symbol (*), which of the following would be seventh to the left of the fourteenth element from the left?
    A. G B. H C. T D. * E. None of these

5. If [latex]{1}^{st}[/latex] and [latex]{26}^{th}[/latex],[latex]{2}^{nd}[/latex] and [latex]{25}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{3}^{rd}[/latex] and [latex]{24}^{th}[/latex], 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

6. If every alternative letter of English alphabet from B onwards (including B) is written in lower case (small letters) end the remaining letters are capitalized, then how will the first month of the second half of the year be written?
    A. July B. AuGuSt C. jUlY D. AugUSt

7. If every alternate letter starting from B of the given alphabet is written in small letters, rest all are written in capital letters, how will the month of 'September' be written?
    A. SEpteMbeR B. SEptembER C. sePTemBeR D. SEptEMbEr

8. If the alternate letters in the given alphabet starting from A are written in small and rest all in capital letters, which of the following will represent the third month after July?
    A. OCTOBER B. OCtObEr C. oCtObEr D. ocToBeR

Answers and Explanation
1. Answer Option E
2. Answer Option D
3. Answer Option D
4. Answer Option A
5. Answer Option D
6. Answer Option C
7. Answer Option D
8. Answer Option D
1. In the following alphabets, which letter is eighth to the right of the fourteenth letter from the right end? Z 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
    A. H B. R C. S D. T

2. A B C D E F G H Which letter is second to the left of the letter immediately to the left of the letter which is fourth to the right of the letter immediately to the left of the letter which is second to the left of the letter D?
    A. A B. B C. C D. D

3. K L M N O P Q R Which letter is fourth to the right of the letter immediately to the left of the letter immediately to the left of the letter which is third to the right of the letter immediately to the left of the letter L?
    A. O B. P C. Q D. R

4. Which letter will be sixth to the right of the third letter from the left of the letter which is exactly in the middle of the letters in the series given below? A B C D E Z Y X W V Q R S T U F G H I J K L M N O P A
    A. F B. G C. Q D. R

Directions ( 5 to 7): If letters from A to M were written, leaving space for one letter between every two letters, and then the remaining letters were inserted, beginning with N and ending the series with Z after M, answer the following questions.
5. Which letter would be third to the right of the seventh letter fro the left?
    A. C B. O C. R D. S

6. Which letter would be exactly between D and K?
    A. S B. T C. V D. W

7. Which letter would be exactly in the middle of the eighteenth letter from the beginning and fifteenth from the end?
    A. G B. H C. J D. L

Directions ( 8 to 10): If all the letters from A to Z were written as A_C_E_G_ upto Y, i.e., dropping each alternate letter, leaving blank spaces and then all the blanks were filled in with remaining letters in reverse order, i.e., AZCXEV ....ending with B, answer the following questions :
8. Which letter is to the right of sixteenth letter from the left corner?
    A. M B. N C. Q D. R

9. Which letters are exactly in the middle of the nineteenth letter from the left and fourteenth letter from the right end?
    A. MN B. NO C. OL D. PM

10. Which letter would be placed between Q and S?
    A. H B. J C. L D. R

Answers and Explanation
1. Answer Option
2. Answer Option D
3. Answer Option D
4. Answer Option B
5. Answer Option B
6. Answer Option C
7. Answer Option B
8. Answer Option B
9. Answer Option C
10. Answer Option B