Multiple choice

Directions: Following question is based on the five words given below: BOY, OLD, NEW, MAN, DAY (The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may not necessarily be meaningful English words.) How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the first letter of the word which is third from the left and the third letter of the word which is fourth from the right, if the given words are arranged in the order as they appear in the dictionary from right to left?

  1. 9

  2. 11

  3. 13

  4. 15

  5. 17
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Explanation

Alphabetical order: BOY, DAY, MAN, NEW, OLD. Right to left: OLD, NEW, MAN, DAY, BOY. Third from left is MAN (first letter M). Fourth from right is NEW (third letter W). Letters between M and W are N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V (9 letters).

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