How many such pairs of letters are there in the word MONOPOLY each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions), as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?

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  1. Seven
  2. Six
  3. Five
  4. Four
  5. Eight

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Option 2 : Six
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The given word can be represented as follows,

Forward Pair - NO, OP, NP

Backward Pair - NO, LO, OP

The total pairs between them in both forward and backward directions are six.

Hence, the correct answer is Six.

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