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Directions: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

% E 6 & F G H 9 a 1 V 8 F β 1 ! A 2 @ B 3 # C 4 $ D 5 € T M 9 W X Z

If all the alphabets in the above arrangement are dropped, then which of the following element will be the fifth from the right end?

This question was previously asked in
RBI Assistant Prelims Memory Based Paper (27 March 2022) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

4

Finding the Fifth Element After Alphabet Removal

The question asks us to identify a specific element in a given sequence after performing an operation: removing all the alphabets. We need to find the element that is fifth from the right end of the modified sequence.

Original Sequence Analysis

First, let's list the complete sequence provided:

% E 6 & F G H 9 a 1 V 8 F β 1 ! A 2 @ B 3 # C 4 $ D 5 € T M 9 W X Z

Step 1: Removing All Alphabets

According to the instructions, we must remove every alphabet (both uppercase and lowercase letters) from the sequence. Let's identify and remove them:

  • Original: % E 6 & F G H 9 a 1 V 8 F β 1 ! A 2 @ B 3 # C 4 $ D 5 € T M 9 W X Z
  • Alphabets to remove: E, F, G, H, a, V, F, A, B, C, D, T, M, W, X, Z
  • Sequence after removal: % 6 & 9 1 8 β 1 ! 2 @ 3 # 4 $ 5 € 9

Step 2: Identifying the Fifth Element from the Right

Now, we need to examine the modified sequence and count five positions starting from the right end.

Modified Sequence: % 6 & 9 1 8 β 1 ! 2 @ 3 # 4 $ 5 € 9

Let's count from the right:

  • 1st from the right: 9
  • 2nd from the right:
  • 3rd from the right: 5
  • 4th from the right: $
  • 5th from the right: 4

Conclusion

After removing all the alphabets from the original arrangement, the fifth element counting from the right end is the number 4. This matches the second option provided.

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