Example 1 If the letters in each of following five words are first rearranged in the alphabetical order, and then the groups of letters, so formed are rearrarged as in a dictionary. Which word would have its group of letters in the middle among the five?
(a) Road
(b) Deaf
(c) Code
(d) Lack
(e) Meet
Solution: (a) Arranging given words according to given conditions
Road Deaf Code Lack Meet
ador adef cdeo ackl eemt
ackl adef ador cdeo eemt
Hence, the required word is Road.
Type 2 Letter-word Problem
Example 2 How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CORPORATE each of which has as many letters in the same sequence between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three
Solution: (d) Three
C 0 R P 0 R A T E
Hence, there are three such pairs PR, RT and OP.
Example 3 If the letters are there in word BACKLASH each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word, as it is from the beginning of the English alphabet?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Morethanthree
Solution: (c) Three
B A C K L A S H
A B C D E F G H
Hence, there are two such pairs.
Type 3 Alphabetical Quibble
Here, a letter-series or letter | number | symbol series is given and candidate is required to trace the letters satisfying the certain given conditions as regard their positions in the given sequence
Directions (Examples 4 to 5): Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series.
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
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
