SSC CGL Preparation – Day 1

📚 Practice Questions – Alphabet Test

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1. What is the 12th letter of the English alphabet?

A) J
B) K
C) L
D) M

✅ Answer: C) L
🔹 Explanation: A=1, so 12th letter = L.

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2. How many letters are there between ‘D’ and ‘N’ in the English alphabet?

A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 11

✅ Answer: A) 8
🔹 Explanation:
Position of D = 4, N = 14
Letters between = |14 – 4| – 1 = 9 letters.
(Oops! Wait!)
Proper count: E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M → 9 letters (so B)

✅ Corrected Answer: B) 9

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3. Which letter is 4th to the left of the 15th letter from the left?

A) J
B) H
C) I
D) L

✅ Answer: C) I
🔹 Explanation:
15th letter = O
4th to left of O = O → N → M → L → K (count carefully backward)
Mistake Corrected:
O – 1 = N, -2 = M, -3 = L, -4 = K.
✅ So, Answer: K

None of the options match exactly; in a real exam, recheck carefully!

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4. Find the next letter in the series: B, D, F, H, __ ?

A) J
B) I
C) K
D) L

✅ Answer: A) J
🔹 Explanation:
+2 gap between letters.

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5. Which letter is exactly in the middle between J and T?

A) N
B) M
C) L
D) O

✅ Answer: D) O
🔹 Explanation:
J = 10, T = 20 → Middle position = (10+20)/2 = 15 → 15th letter = O.

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6. Which letter will be 3rd to the right of 8th letter from left?

A) K
B) J
C) I
D) L

✅ Answer: D) L
🔹 Explanation:
8th letter = H
3rd to right = H → I → J → K.

✅ Answer corrected: A) K

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7. How many pairs of letters are there in the word “GOLDEN” which have as many letters between them as they have in the alphabet?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) None

✅ Answer: B) 2
🔹 Explanation:
Pairs: G–L and D–N.

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8. If in a certain code, MONDAY is written as NPMEBZ, how is FRIDAY written in that code?

A) GSJEBZ
B) GSJCBZ
C) GSJEAZ
D) GSJFBZ

✅ Answer: A) GSJEBZ
🔹 Explanation:
Each letter shifted by +1.

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9. Which letter comes 3rd to the left of the 17th letter from the left in the English alphabet?

A) N
B) M
C) L
D) O

✅ Answer: A) N
🔹 Explanation:
17th letter = Q
3rd left = N.

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10. In the word ‘EXAMINATION’, how many pairs of letters are there which have as many letters between them as they have in the alphabet?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

✅ Answer: C) 4
🔹 Explanation:
Pairs: E–I, A–E, M–N, N–O.

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🌟 Quick Tip:

Always practice letter positions, forward counting, and gap logic daily —
In SSC CGL, Alphabet Test questions are mostly 1-2 questions per paper!