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Question 221

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows.

(Left) L F Q T G P S C I O E R Y B M J X D K N H (Right)

How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is fifth from the left end and third from the right end of the series?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Three

Why this answer is correct

Given Series:

(Left) L F Q T G P S C I O E R Y B M J X D K N H (Right)

Required letters:

  • 5th from the left = G
  • 3rd from the right = K

English alphabetical order:

G H I J K

Letters between G and K are:

H, I, J

Total letters between them = 3.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 222

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Each vowel in the word WAMBLES is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. How many letters will appear exactly twice in the new group of letters thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Zero

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Zero

Why this answer is correct

Given Word:

WAMBLES

Rule:

  • Each vowel is changed to the next letter in the English alphabet.
  • Each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabet.

Transformation:

Original LetterTypeNew Letter
WConsonantV
AVowelB
MConsonantL
BConsonantA
LConsonantK
EVowelF
SConsonantR

New group of letters:

V, B, L, A, K, F, R

Every letter appears only once.

Therefore, the number of letters appearing exactly twice = 0.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4 — Zero".

Question 223

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Six friends B, C, L, M, N and O are sitting around a circular table facing the center of the table. Only three people sit between B and M when counted from the right of B. B sits second to the left of O. L sits second to the left of C. N is an immediate neighbor of both M and O. How many people sit between B and N when counted from the right of B?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Two

Why this answer is correct

  1. Six friends are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Right direction is counterclockwise and Left direction is clockwise. Fix B at position (1). Only three people sit between B and M from the right of B: B(1) → pos(2) → pos(3) → pos(4) → M(5).

  2. B sits second to the left of O. Left of O is clockwise. So O must be at position (3): O(3) → pos(2) → B(1).

  3. N is an immediate neighbor of both M and O. Since O is at (3) and M is at (5), N must be at position (4).

  4. L sits second to the left of C. Left is clockwise. Remaining positions are (2) and (6). If C is at (2), then clockwise: C(2) → pos(1) → L(6). This fits the arrangement.

To find how many people sit between B and N when counted from the right of B (counterclockwise from B): B(1) → C(2) → O(3) → N(4). There are two people (C and O) between them.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Question 224

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Mr. O starts from Point L and drives 7 km towards the south. He then takes a left turn, drives 2 km, turns right and drives 4 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 6 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 13 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 8 km and stops at Point M. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point L again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified.)

  1. AOption (a)

    2 km towards South

  2. BOption (b)

    4 km towards South

  3. COption (c)

    7 km towards East

  4. DOption (d)

    7 km towards West

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

2 km towards South

Why this answer is correct

Logic followed here is to track the Displacement of Mr. O in the North-South and East-West directions starting from Point L.

Given:

1. Mr. O starts from Point L and drives 7 km towards the south. 2. He then takes a left turn, drives 2 km, turns right and drives 4 km.  3. He then takes a left turn and drives 6 km. 4. He then takes a left turn and drives 13 km. 5. He takes a final left turn, drives 8 km and stops at Point M.

Step-by-step Movement:

Therefore, the shortest distance is 2 km towards the South.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 225

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.

BYR : ZWP

HEZ : FCX

  1. AOption (a)

    MAU : LZU

  2. BOption (b)

    SIV : QGT

  3. COption (c)

    ZBG : XYD

  4. DOption (d)

    GWK : DVH

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

SIV : QGT

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed in this pattern is a consistent alphabetical shift applied to each letter in the group.

For 'BYR' related to 'ZWP':

B(2)Y(25)R(18)
−2 ↓−2 ↓−2 ↓
Z(26)W(23)P(16)

For 'HEZ' related to 'FCX':

H(8)E(5)Z(26)
−2 ↓−2 ↓−2 ↓
F(6)C(3)X(24)

Checking Option 2 'SIV : QGT' using the same logic:

S(19)I(9)V(22)
−2 ↓−2 ↓−2 ↓
Q(17)G(7)T(20)

Thus, the pair SIV : QGT follows the same pattern as the given pairs.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Question 226

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster DOES NOT belong to that group?

(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

  1. AOption (a)

    UHG

  2. BOption (b)

    EJH

  3. COption (c)

    QVT

  4. DOption (d)

    PUS

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

UHG

Why this answer is correct

Logic followed here is.

Logic: In the given letter-clusters, the first letter is increased by 5 to obtain the second letter, and the second letter is decreased by 2 to obtain the third letter of the cluster.

For UHG:

For EJH:

For QVT:

For PUS:

 

The pattern observed in EJH, QVT, and PUS is (+5, −2). However, UHG does not follow this pattern.

Therefore, the odd letter-cluster is UHG.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 227

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

MFY UNG CVO KDW ?

  1. AOption (a)

    SLP

  2. BOption (b)

    SLE

  3. COption (c)

    SLO

  4. DOption (d)

    SEL

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

SLE

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed in this series is that each letter of the term is shifted by a constant value of +8 to obtain the corresponding letter of the next term.

Pattern:

The term completing the series is SLE.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Question 228

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

(Note: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

(5, 16, 3)

(6, 18, 3)

  1. AOption (a)

    (6, 19, 4)

  2. BOption (b)

    (7, 28, 4)

  3. COption (c)

    (4, 13, 2)

  4. DOption (d)

    (8, 40, 12)

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

(8, 40, 12)

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: Second Number = (First Number + Third Number) × 2

For the first set (5, 16, 3)

⇒ (5 + 3) × 2

⇒ 8 × 2 = 16.

For the second set (6, 18, 3)

⇒ (6 + 3) × 2

⇒ 9 × 2 = 18.

Applying the same logic to the options, we evaluate (8, 40, 12)

⇒ (8 + 12) × 2

⇒ 20 × 2 = 40.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Question 229

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Suraj is the brother of Ganesh. Ganesh is the father of Harshita. Harshita is the sister of Vidhi. Vidhi is the wife of Bheem. How is Suraj related to Bheem?

  1. AOption (a)

    Wife's father's brother

  2. BOption (b)

    Wife's father's father

  3. COption (c)

    Wife's mother's brother

  4. DOption (d)

    Wife's mother's father

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Wife's father's brother

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Based on the given information, let us draw a family tree to understand the relationships between the individuals.

Family Tree Symbols
Symbol=
MeaningMaleFemaleMarried

 

  1. Suraj is the brother of Ganesh - This means both Suraj and Ganesh are males and belong to the same generation.

  2. Ganesh is the father of Harshita - Ganesh is the male parent of Harshita.

  3. Harshita is the sister of Vidhi - Both Harshita and Vidhi are daughters of Ganesh, making them females and siblings.

  4. Vidhi is the wife of Bheem - Vidhi is the female spouse of Bheem (who is male).

Legend: S: Suraj, G: Ganesh, H: Harshita, V: Vidhi, B: Bheem.

Therefore, Suraj is the brother of Ganesh, who is the father of Bheem's wife (Vidhi) → Suraj is the Wife's father's brother of Bheem.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Question 230

RRB Technician 2026• General Intelligence & Reasoning

In a certain code language, ‘lamp of wisdom’ is coded as ‘nh rz vk’ and ‘light the lamp’ is coded as ‘rz bw mt’. How is ‘lamp’ coded in the given language? (All the codes are two-letter codes only.)

  1. AOption (a)

    bw

  2. BOption (b)

    mt

  3. COption (c)

    rz

  4. DOption (d)

    nh

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

rz

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is based on the common word comparison method between the given coded statements.

Analysis of the given phrases:

  1. 'lamp of wisdom' → 'nh rz vk'
  2. 'light the lamp' → 'rz bw mt'

Therefore, the code for lamp in the given language is rz.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".