Question 1

How many letters are there between 'D' and 'J' in the English alphabet (not including D and J)?

Accepted Answer

The alphabet sequence from D to J is: D-E-F-G-H-I-J. Excluding D and J, the letters between them are E, F, G, H, I. That is 5 letters.

Question 2

If the letters of the English alphabet are numbered from 1 to 26 (A=1, B=2, C=3, ... Z=26), what is the position of the letter 'M'?

Accepted Answer

Count the position of M in the alphabet: A(1), B(2), C(3), D(4), E(5), F(6), G(7), H(8), I(9), J(10), K(11), L(12), M(13). Therefore, M is at position 13.

Question 3

If you reverse the English alphabet (Z=1, Y=2, X=3, ... A=26), what is the position of the letter 'T'?

Accepted Answer

In the reversed alphabet, we count backwards from Z. T is the 7th letter from the end: Z(1), Y(2), X(3), W(4), V(5), U(6), T(7). Therefore, T is at position 7 in the reversed alphabet.

Question 4

Which letter is 5 positions to the right of 'G' in the English alphabet?

Accepted Answer

Starting from G (position 7), count 5 positions to the right: G(7) → H(8) → I(9) → J(10) → K(11) → L(12). The letter 5 positions to the right of G is L.

Question 5

In the English alphabet, which letter comes exactly 3 positions before 'Q'?

Accepted Answer

Q is at position 17. Counting 3 positions backwards: Q(17) ← P(16) ← O(15) ← N(14). The letter 3 positions before Q is N.

Question 6

If the first half of the alphabet (A to M) is written in reverse order, what will be the 5th letter in the new sequence?

Accepted Answer

The first half of the alphabet is: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M. Reversed: M, L, K, J, I, H, G, F, E, D, C, B, A. The 5th letter in the reversed sequence is I.

Question 7

If the first half of the English alphabet is written in reverse order and the second half is written in normal order, what will be the 15th letter in this new sequence?

Accepted Answer

First half (A-M) reversed: M L K J I H G F E D C B A. Second half (N-Z) normal: N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Combined sequence: M L K J I H G F E D C B A N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. The 15th letter is N.

Question 8

Starting from 'Z' and moving backward in the alphabet, if you skip every 3rd letter, which letter will you land on after skipping exactly 4 times?

Accepted Answer

Start at Z. Skip 1st (Y), skip 2nd (X), land on 3rd (W) — 1st skip complete. From W, skip 1st (V), skip 2nd (U), land on 3rd (T) — 2nd skip complete. From T, skip 1st (S), skip 2nd (R), land on 3rd (Q) — 3rd skip complete. From Q, skip 1st (P), skip 2nd (O), land on 3rd (N) — 4th skip complete. Answer is N.

Question 9

In a certain code language, if the position of a letter in the English alphabet is multiplied by 2 and then 3 is subtracted, what will be the code for the letter 'M'?

Accepted Answer

The letter 'M' is the 13th letter of the English alphabet. According to the rule: (13 × 2) - 3 = 26 - 3 = 23. The 23rd letter of the alphabet is 'W'.

Question 10

How many letters are there between 'D' and 'P' in the English alphabet (not including D and P)?

Accepted Answer

D is the 4th letter and P is the 16th letter. Letters between them: E(5), F(6), G(7), H(8), I(9), J(10), K(11), L(12), M(13), N(14), O(15). That is 11 letters.

Question 11

If every alternate letter starting from 'B' in the English alphabet is removed, which letter will be at the 10th position in the remaining sequence?

Accepted Answer

Original: 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. Remove alternate letters starting from B: Remove B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, T, V, X, Z. Remaining: A C E G I K M O Q S U W Y. The 10th letter in this sequence is S.

Question 12

If all vowels in the word EDUCATION are replaced by the next letter in the alphabet, and all consonants are replaced by the previous letter in the alphabet, what will be the 5th character from the right in the modified word?

Accepted Answer

EDUCATION: E→F, D→C, U→V, C→B, A→B, T→S, I→J, O→P, N→M. Modified word: FCVBBSJPM. The 5th character from the right is B.

Question 13

In a certain code language, if the position of each letter in the word MATHEMATICS is reversed, which letter will be 11th from the left in the new arrangement?

Accepted Answer

The word MATHEMATICS has 11 letters: M-A-T-H-E-M-A-T-I-C-S. When reversed, it becomes S-C-I-T-A-M-E-H-T-A-M. The 11th position from the left in the reversed word is M.

Question 14

A word is formed by taking every 3rd letter starting from the 2nd letter of the word PERSONALITY. What is the 4th letter of the newly formed word?

Accepted Answer

PERSONALITY: P(1)-E(2)-R(3)-S(4)-O(5)-N(6)-A(7)-L(8)-I(9)-T(10)-Y(11). Starting from 2nd letter (E), every 3rd: E(2), S(5), A(8), I(11). New word: ESAI. 4th letter = I.

Question 15

If the alphabet is written in reverse order and each letter is assigned a numerical value equal to its position in the reversed alphabet, what is the sum of the numerical values of the letters in the word LOGIC?

Accepted Answer

Reversed alphabet: Z(1)-Y(2)-X(3)-W(4)-V(5)-U(6)-T(7)-S(8)-R(9)-Q(10)-P(11)-O(12)-N(13)-M(14)-L(15)-K(16)-J(17)-I(18)-H(19)-G(20)-F(21)-E(22)-D(23)-C(24)-B(25)-A(26). L=15, O=12, G=20, I=18, C=24. Sum=15+12+20+18+24=89.

Question 16

In a coded language, vowels are replaced by the letter that comes 2 positions after them in the alphabet, and consonants are replaced by the letter that comes 2 positions before them in the alphabet. If the word STRENGTH is coded using this rule, how many letters in the coded word are consonants in the original alphabet?

Accepted Answer

STRENGTH: S→Q, T→R, R→P, E→G, N→L, G→E, T→R, H→F. Coded word: QRPGLEF. Wait, that's 7 letters. Let me recount: S-T-R-E-N-G-T-H (8 letters). S→Q, T→R, R→P, E→G, N→L, G→E, T→R, H→F. Coded: QRPGLERF. Letters that are consonants in original: Q(was S), R(was T), P(was R), L(was N), R(was T), F(was H) = 6 consonants. E(was G) is a vowel, G(was E) is a consonant in coded form but E was a vowel. Count: 6 consonants in coded word that came from original consonants.

Question 17

In the English alphabet, how many letters are there between the 7th letter from the left and the 7th letter from the right, if we exclude both the reference letters?

Accepted Answer

7th letter from left = G. 7th letter from right = T (26-7+1=20th position). Between G(7) and T(20), excluding both: positions 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 = 12 letters.

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