NIMCET 2015 — Reasoning PYQ

Step 1: Construction of the Series

1. Write $A$ to $M$ with a blank space between each:

   $A,\_,B,\_,C,\_,D,\_,E,\_,F,\_,G,\_,H,\_,I,\_,J,\_,K,\_,L,\_,M$

2. Fill the spaces with $N$ to $Y$ and place $Z$ after $M$.

The Resulting Series:

Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Let	A	N	B	O	C	P	D	Q	E	R	F	S	G	T	H	U	I	V	J	W	K	X	L	Y	M	Z

Step 2: Identify the specified positions

• $18^{\text{th}}$ letter from the beginning (left): Looking at the table, the $18^{\text{th}}$ letter is V.

• $15^{\text{th}}$ letter from the end (right): To find the position from the left: $(26-15)+1=12^{\text{th}}$ position.

  Looking at the table, the $12^{\text{th}}$ letter is S.

Step 3: Find the middle letter

We need to find the letter exactly between the $12^{\text{th}}$ letter (S) and the $18^{\text{th}}$ letter (V).

The letters between them are:

$12(\text{S}),13(\text{G}),14(\text{T}),15(\text{H}),16(\text{U}),17(\text{I}),18(\text{V})$

To find the middle position:

The $15^{\text{th}}$ letter in our series is H.

Conclusion:

The letter exactly in the middle of the eighteenth from the beginning and fifteenth from the end is H.

Correct Option: (b) H