Question
Download Solution PDFHow many pairs of letters are there in the word "PREPOSTEROUS" which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both in forward and backward directions) ?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFHere, the given word is PREPOSTEROUS
Forward Pairs: OU, ST.
Backward Pairs: PR, PO, OR, RT, OS.
Thus, there are seven such pairs of letters in the word "PREPOSTEROUS" which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both in forward and backward directions).
Hence, the correct answer is Seven pairs.
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