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Each vowel in the word PRINTED is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will be third from the left in the new group of letters thus formed?

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RRB ALP 2025 CBT 2 Wiremen Question Paper (28-Jul-2026) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is
J

Solving the Letter Transformation Puzzle

The question asks us to transform the word PRINTED based on specific rules for vowels and consonants and then find the third letter from the left in the resulting word.

Applying the Transformation Rules

We need to process each letter of PRINTED individually:

  • P (Consonant): Change to the letter immediately preceding it. P → O.
  • R (Consonant): Change to the letter immediately preceding it. R → Q.
  • I (Vowel): Change to the letter immediately following it. I → J.
  • N (Consonant): Change to the letter immediately preceding it. N → M.
  • T (Consonant): Change to the letter immediately preceding it. T → S.
  • E (Vowel): Change to the letter immediately following it. E → F.
  • D (Consonant): Change to the letter immediately preceding it. D → C.

Identifying the New Word and Target Letter

Combining the transformed letters gives us the new sequence: OQJMSFC.

We need to find the third letter from the left in this new sequence.

The letters are:

  1. O
  2. Q
  3. J
  4. M
  5. S
  6. F
  7. C

The third letter from the left is J.

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