SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 100

SSC CGL - 13 Sep 2024 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q100

Each of the letters in the word ‘REDUCTION’ is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the fourth from the left end in the group of letters thus formed?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Three.

Each of the letters in the word ‘REDUCTION’ is arranged in the English alphabetical order.

REDUCTION → CDEINORTU

The letter which is the third from the left end = E

The fourth from the left end =  I

Thus, three letters (E, F, G, H, I) are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter that is the third from the left end and the fourth from the left end in the group of letters thus formed.