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Each vowel in the word TRASHED 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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The correct answer is
B

TRASHED Transformation Process

The word given is TRASHED. We need to apply specific rules to change vowels and consonants.

Applying Letter Transformation Rules

The rules are:

  • Vowels (A, E, I, O, U) are replaced by the next letter in the alphabet.
  • Consonants are replaced by the previous letter in the alphabet.

Transforming the Word TRASHED

Let's transform each letter of TRASHED:

  • T (Consonant): Preceding letter is S.
  • R (Consonant): Preceding letter is Q.
  • A (Vowel): Following letter is B.
  • S (Consonant): Preceding letter is R.
  • H (Consonant): Preceding letter is G.
  • E (Vowel): Following letter is F.
  • D (Consonant): Preceding letter is C.

New Letter Group Formation

Combining the transformed letters, the new group of letters is: SQRBGFC.

Identifying the Third Letter

We need the letter that is third from the left in the new sequence SQRBGFC.

The sequence is:

  1. S
  2. Q
  3. B
  4. R
  5. G
  6. F
  7. C

The third letter from the left is B.

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  1. In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.
    BLOW - WLBO - LOBW
    LEAF - FELA - EALF

     

  2. In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.
    TOES - SETO - TEOS
    CLAP - PACL - CALP
  3. In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.

    WISE - EWSI - WEIS
    PLUS - SPUL - PSLU

  4. In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.
    LOCK - OLCK - LCKO
    ACNE - CANE - ANEC

  5. In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.
    GAPS - SPGA - GPAS
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