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 “SKEPTICAL”, third , fifth and ninth letters are changed to their reverse letters as per English alphabet series and second, fourth and seventh letters are changed to their second next letters (as per alphabet series) then how many pair of letters has as many letters between them (either backward or forward) as they have in the English alphabet series?
Options
- ANone
- B1
- C2
- D3
Correct answer
C. 2
Step-by-step solution
Given word: SKEPTICAL
New word: SMVRGIEAO
New word: SMVRGIEAO
| Letters in the word | G | I | E |
| Letters in alphabet series | E | F | G |
| Letters in the word | M | V | R | G | I |
| Letters in alphabet series | I | J | K | L | M |
Clearly two such pairs are there.
Hence option C is correct.