SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 100

SSC CGL - 19 Sep 2024 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q100

Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the preceding letter 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 second from the left end in the group of letters thus formed?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. One.

Given word → ISOLATED

After applying given condition: JRPKBSFC

Third letter from the left end = P and the second letter from the left end = R

Hence, in the English alphabetical order, the letter between P and R is Q.