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Position of Letters in a Word Question 1:
In the word 'PROPERTY' how many such pairs of letter exist, which has the same number of letters between them here as what they have between them in their order in English Alphabet?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 1 Detailed Solution
The pattern followed here is:
According to the alphabetical positions of the letters,
In the word 'PROPERTY' pairs of letter which has the same number of letters between them here as what they have between them in their order in English Alphabet is shown below:
Pairs of letter which has the same number of letters between them here as what they have between them in their order in English Alphabet is: OP, OR, PR and PR.
Hence, ‘4’ is the correct answer.
Position of Letters in a Word Question 2:
If the position of the first and sixth letters of the word 'PROPULSION' are interchanged similarly the positions of the second and seventh letters are interchanged and so on, which letter will be fifth from the right end after rearrangement?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 2 Detailed Solution
CONCEPT:
Number the letter of the word 'PROPULSION' as:
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P |
R |
O |
P |
U |
L |
S |
I |
O |
N |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Now interchange the position of the first and sixth letters position similarly the positions of the second and seventh letters are interchanged and so on, as given below,
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L |
S |
I |
O |
N |
P |
R |
O |
P |
U |
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6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Then letter 'P' will be fifth from the right end after rearrangement.
Hence, ‘P’ is the correct answer.
Position of Letters in a Word Question 3:
How many pairs of letters does the word "BRIGHTER" contain in such that the two letters of the pair have as many letters between them in the word as there as in the English alphabet?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 3 Detailed Solution
The number of pairs of the letters does the word "BRIGHTER" contain in such that the two letters of the pair have as many letters between them in the word as there as in the English alphabet is shown below:
According to the alphabetical positions of the letters,
Hence, ‘3’ is the correct answer.
Position of Letters in a Word Question 4:
If in the word SEPTUAGENARIAN first three and then next three letters are written in reverse order and the rest of the letters are written as they appear in English alphabet, the positions of how many letters get changed in the new arrangement?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 4 Detailed Solution
Given word: SEPTUAGENARIAN
According to the question:
| Given word | S | E | P | T | U | A | G | E | N | A | R | I | A | N |
| 1) First three letters are written in reverse order | P | E | S | |||||||||||
| 2) Then next three letters are written in reverse order | A | U | T | |||||||||||
| 3) The rest of the letters are written as they appear in English alphabet | A | A | E | G | I | N | N | R | ||||||
| Resultant letters | P | E | S | A | U | T | A | A | E | G | I | N | N | R |
| The Position of letters get changed | E | U |
Thus, the positions two letters get changed in the new arrangement.
Hence, "Option 2" is the correct answer.
Position of Letters in a Word Question 5:
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'OBLIGATE', each of which has as many letters between them in the word (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the English Alphabet?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 5 Detailed Solution
One pair is there in the word 'OBLIGATE', each of which has as many letters between them in the word (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the English Alphabet.
Mistake Points In this type of question we have to count from A to Z, reverse counting Z to A is not considered. Therefore Y- A is not the correct pair
Top Position of Letters in a Word MCQ Objective Questions
If the positions of the first and last letters of the word MYTHOLOGICAL are interchanged; similarly the positions of the second and second last letters are interchanged and so on, then which of the following letters will be 8th from the left end after arrangement?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 6 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFWord: MYTHOLOGICAL
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Word |
M |
Y |
T |
H |
O |
L |
O |
G |
I |
C |
A |
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After Interchanging |
L |
A |
C |
I |
G |
O |
L |
O |
H |
T |
Y |
M |
Word formed after interchanging: (left end) LACIGOLOHTYM (right end)
Clearly, ‘O’ is 8th from the left end of the new word.
How many such pairs of letters (in both forward and backward direction) are there in the word 'STARTEW' which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabets?
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Download Solution PDFGiven word: 'STARTEW'
So, there are two such pairs i.e. ST and RT.
Hence, the correct answer is "Two".
Mistake Points
Here, in both forward and backward directions, means that in the given word we can make pairs in both forward and backward directions.
Thus, only S → T in the forward direction and R → T in the backward direction are possible cases.
Alphabet series ranges from A to Z, and there it stops. So, we can't apply the rule on W and A, as after Z, the series ends.
[Consider the example of LINEAR ARRANGEMENT of A to Z in a line and NOT CIRCULAR ARRANGEMENT]
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'CLUSTERS' (in both the forward and backward directions) which have as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English alphabetical order?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 8 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe alphabets are positioned as in the following order:
Given word → CLUSTERS
The given word can be represented as follows,
So, In the forward direction → "ST" and "RS".
In the backward direction → "RT".
∴ Here, three pairs are there in word 'CLUSTERS', each of which has many letters between them in the word (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the English Alphabet.
Hence, the correct answer is "3".
If the positions of the first and second letters of the word DESPERATELY are interchanged; similarly the positions of the third and fourth letters are interchanged and so on, then which of the following letters will be 8th from the left end after arrangement?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 9 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFWord: DESPERATELY
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Word |
D |
E |
S |
P |
E |
R |
A |
T |
E |
L |
Y |
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After Interchanging |
E |
D |
P |
S |
R |
E |
T |
A |
L |
E |
Y |
Word formed after interchanging: (left end) EDPSRETALEY (right end)
Clearly, ‘A’ is 8th from the left end of the new word.
How many pairs of letters in the word “MANIPULATIVE” have the same number of letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions), as they have in the English alphabetical series?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 10 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven Word: MANIPULATIVE
Thus, there are More than 5 such pairs → Forward: IL, AE, AI, NP, NT, TV, NV, PT, PV; Backward: NE, LI
Hence, ‘More than 5’ is the correct answer.
If in the given number 86352876, every even digit is replaced with the digit immediately preceding it and every odd digit is replaced with the digit immediately following it in natural number series, then what will be the product of 2nd digit from the left end and 5th digit from the right end?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 11 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven number – 86352876
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Even | Even | Odd | Odd | Even | Even | Odd | Even |
| -1 | -1 | +1 | +1 | -1 | -1 | +1 | -1 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
By replacing the digits as mentioned in the question, we get 75461785
2nd digit from the left end is 5
5th digit from the right end is 6
5 × 6 = 30
Hence, the correct answer is ‘30’.
Each of the letters in the word JOURNAL are arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is fourth from the left and the one which is second from the right in the new letter - cluster thus formed?
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Download Solution PDFGiven word: JOURNAL
Now, arranging the word in alphabetical order:
| Word | J | O | U | R | N | A | L |
| Alphabetical order | A | J | L | N | O | R | U |
Now, after arranged in alphabetical order the letter which is fourth from the left is: 'N',
and, the one which is second from the right is: R.
In the English alphabetical series there are three letter between 'N' and 'R' i.e: 'O', 'P', 'Q'.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".
The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each letter in the word AMPLIFY is arranged in alphabetical order?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 13 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven word: AMPLIFY
Now, arranging in alphabetical order:
we get,
| Given Word | A | M | P | L | I | F | Y |
| Alphabetical order | A | F | I | L | M | P | Y |
Here, the letter 'A', 'L', and 'Y' will remain unchanged after arranged in alphabetical order.
Hence, the correct answer is "Three".
How many pairs of digits are there in the given number, that have as many numbers between them as in the series of natural numbers both in backward and forward direction?
87534651
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Download Solution PDFGiven number – 87534651
Thus, we get eight pairs,
Forward → (3,4)
Backward → (5,6), (4,7), (4,8), (1,4), (1,7), (1,8), (7,8)
Hence, the correct answer is ‘more than four’.
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘MEDICINE’, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the English Alphabet?
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Position of Letters in a Word Question 15 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFHence, three pairs are there in the word ‘MEDICINE’, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the English Alphabet.