Alphanumeric Sequence Puzzles Questions for Competitive Exams

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Alphanumeric topic is a puzzling topic to which students get puzzles to solve questions of this topic. So, here I am sharing Alphanumeric sequence puzzles questions for your practice from which you can easily increase your performance level in this topic with these questions.

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Alphanumeric Sequence Puzzles Questions with Answers:


Direction (Question 1 to 5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the question given below:

W 1 R % 4 J E # 7 M 2 I 9 B H 3 A $ 9 F Q 5 G 6 U S P

Q.1. Which of the following is the seventh to the right of the eighteenth from the right end?

(A) A

(B) E

(C) $

(D) #

(E) None of these


Ans .   C


The 18th element from the right end of the arrangement is 2, and the 7th element to the right of 2 is $.

Q.2. If the order of the last fifteen elements is reversed, which of the following will be fifth to the right of twelfth from the left end?

(A) U

(B) $

(C) 3

(D) 6

(E) None of these


Ans .   A


W 1 R % 4 J E # 7 M T 2 I 9 P S U 6 G D 5 Q F 9 $ A 3 H B

The 12th element form the left and of this arrangement is 2, and the 5th element to the right of 2 is U.

Q.3. Four of the following five are a like in a certain way on the basis of above arrangement and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?

(A) R W 4

(B) 5 F G

(C) 9 Q A

(D) 3 B $

(E) 7 E T


Ans .   C


In all other groups, the first and second elements move 2 steps backward and 4 steps forward respectively to give the second and third elements.

Q.4. If the position of E and A are interchanged and similarly the position of R and U are interchanged then how many symbols will be there each of which is either preceded or followed by a vowel?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) Four


Ans .   D


Such symbols in the new arrangement may be indicated as follows:

W 1 U  4 J A 7 M T 2 I 9 B H 3 E  9 F Q 5 D G 6 R S P

Q.5. What should come in place of question mark on the basis of the above arrangement?

R 4 #           M 2 B            3 $ Q              ?

(A) 5 G U

(B) D 6 S

(C) 5 G S

(D) D 6 P

(E) None of these


Ans .   D


Each element of each term moves 7 steps forward to give the corresponding element of the next term.

Direction (Question 6 to 9): Study the following arrangement of letters, digits and symbols to answer the question given below:

A B 7 C D 9 Z Y * P 2 M © K S 3 ↑ 5 N T @

Q.6. Which of the following letters is exactly midway between only letters falling between C and 5?

(A) K

(B) M

(C) P

(D) Y

(E) None of these


Ans .   C


The letters lying between C and 5 are: D, Z, Y, P, M, K, S. The letter midway is P.

Q.7. If each symbol of the above sequence is replaced with a letter and each digit is replaced with new symbol, then how many letters will be there in the sequence?

(A) 4

(B) 12

(C) 16

(D) 17

(E) None of these


Ans .   C


Since symbols are also replaced with letters, so required number of letters

= number of letters + numbers of symbols

= 12 + 4 = 16

Q.8. If the first element from the left interchanges place with the tenth element from the left, similarly second with ninth, third with eight, fourth with seventh and so on, then which of the following will be seventh to the left of eight element from the right?

(A) C

(B) D

(C) 7

(D) 9

(E) None of these


Ans .   A


The new arrangement is :

P * Y Z 9 D C 7 B A 2 M © K S 3 ↑ 5 N T @

The 8th element from the right is K. The 7th element to the left of K is C.

Q.9. How many such digits are there in the sequence each of which is immediately preceded as well as followed by a letter?

(A) Nil

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) None of these


Ans .   D


A B  C D  Z Y * P  M © K S 3 ↑ 5 N T @

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