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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 160 of 200

Q160
ReasoningNon-Verbal: Dice, Figures & Patterns
In the given arrangement of symbols, letters and numbers, how many letters are there which are either immediately preceded by a symbol or immediately followed by a number, but not both?
  1. a.Three
  2. b.Four
  3. c.Five
  4. d.Eight

Answer: (D) Eight

Scanning through the given string and checking each letter's immediate neighbours against the "preceded by symbol XOR followed by number" condition (satisfying exactly one, not both) identifies eight qualifying letters in the arrangement.