English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- Logical Reasoning
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- Alphabetical Rearrangement
English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · Logical Reasoning · Alphabetical Rearrangement
Directions : Read the following questions carefully and choose the...
Directions : Read the following questions carefully and choose the right answer.
If in the word "SPIRITUAL", position of second and fifth letters is interchanged similarly position of fourth and sixth letter is interchanged with seventh and ninth letters respectively, then how many pair of letters in the new word have as many letters between them (either forward or backward) as they have in the English alphabet series?
Options
- A3
- B4
- C5
- D6
Correct answer
C. 5
Step-by-step solution
Given word: SPIRITUAL
New word:& SIIUPLRAT
New word:& SIIUPLRAT
| P | L | R |
| P | Q | R |
| I | U | P | L |
| I | J | K | L |
| R | A | T |
| R | S | T |
| P | L | R | A | T |
| P | Q | R | S | T |
| U | P | L | R |
| U | T | S | R |
Thus we can have 5 such pairs in the new word that have as many letters between them (either forward or backward) as they have in English alphabet series.
Hence option C is correct.