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Dhananjay Kumar

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· 1 Months ago

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Question:
DIRECTIONS: From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.


How many such pairs are letters are there in the word ‘OVERWHELM ‘ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

Options:
A) None 
B) One
C) Two 
D) More than three
Solution:
Ans: (d)



Alternate solution:


OVERWHELM


In Forward direction:


OPQR = OVER (OR has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet)


ERWH = EFGH (EH has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet)


LM = LM (LM has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet)


In Reverse direction:


RWHELM = RQPONM(RM has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet)



So, Required number of pairs of letters is 4. so, More than three is correct.


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· 1 Months ago

OVERWHELM

Forward:

OPQR = OVER (OR has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet)

ERWH = EFGH (EH has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet)

LM = LM (LM has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet)

Reverse:

RWHELM = RQPONM(RM has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet)


So, Required number of pairs of letters is 4. so, More than three is correct.

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