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26
The English Alphabet consists of 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.
1 | A |
2 | B |
3 | C |
4 | D |
5 | E |
6 | F |
7 | G |
8 | H |
9 | I |
10 | J |
11 | K |
12 | L |
13 | M |
14 | N |
15 | O |
16 | P |
17 | Q |
18 | R |
19 | S |
20 | T |
21 | U |
22 | V |
23 | W |
24 | X |
25 | Y |
26 | Z |
Total number of letters in the alphabet
- 23 letters (A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z) are the first 23 letters of the 29 original Old English Alphabet recorded in the year 1011 by the monk Byrhtferð. Dropped from the Old English alphabet are the following 6 letters: & ⁊ Ƿ Þ Ð Æ
- 3 letters have been added from Old English: J, U, and W. J and U were added in the 16th century, while W assumed the status of an independent letter.
- Until 1835, the English Alphabet consisted of 27 letters: right after "Z" the 27th letter of the alphabet was ampersand (&).
- The English Alphabet (or Modern English Alphabet) today consists of 26 letters: 23 from Old English and 3 added later.
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FREQUENT, each of which has as many letters between them in the wordin both forward and backward directions, as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
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Solution
The correct option is B Two
Hence, there are two such pairs of letters - RU and QN
How many such pairs of letters are there in the given word which have as many letters between them in the word (in both the forward and backward directions), as in the English alphabet?
CORPORATION
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 3
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 3 : 5
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The logic follows here is:
Given word:
CORPORATION
The given word can be represented as shown below:
In the forward direction → "PR", "RT" and "PT"
In the backward direction → "NO" and "OP".
Thus there are 5 pairs of a letter in the word 'CORPORATION' each of which has as many letters between them in word as they have between them in the English alphabetical series.
Hence, the correct answer is "5".
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