This question is based on the words given below.
IRE AWE DAY FUR
In each of the words, each vowel is changed to the second letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order, and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order. In how many letter-clusters thus formed will no vowel appear?
Understanding the Letter Transformation Rules
The question asks us to transform letters in given words (IRE, AWE, DAY, FUR) based on specific rules and then count how many transformed words contain no vowels. The rules are:
- Vowel Transformation: Each vowel (A, E, I, O, U) is replaced by the letter 2 positions before it in the English alphabet.
- Consonant Transformation: Each consonant is replaced by the letter immediately following it in the English alphabet.
We need to apply these rules to each word.
Applying Transformations to Each Word
1. Word: IRE
- I (vowel): The 2nd letter before 'I' is 'G' (I -> H -> G).
- R (consonant): The letter after 'R' is 'S'.
- E (vowel): The 2nd letter before 'E' is 'C' (E -> D -> C).
- Transformed word: GSC. This word contains only consonants.
2. Word: AWE
- A (vowel): The 2nd letter before 'A' is 'Y' (considering wrap-around: A -> Z -> Y).
- W (consonant): The letter after 'W' is 'X'.
- E (vowel): The 2nd letter before 'E' is 'C'.
- Transformed word: YXC. This word contains only consonants.
3. Word: DAY
- D (consonant): The letter after 'D' is 'E'.
- A (vowel): The 2nd letter before 'A' is 'Y'.
- Y (consonant): The letter after 'Y' is 'Z'.
- Transformed word: EYZ. This word contains the vowel 'E'.
4. Word: FUR
- F (consonant): The letter after 'F' is 'G'.
- U (vowel): The 2nd letter before 'U' is 'S' (U -> T -> S).
- R (consonant): The letter after 'R' is 'S'.
- Transformed word: GSS. This word contains only consonants.
Counting Letter-Clusters Without Vowels
After applying the transformation rules, we check the resulting letter-clusters:
- IRE becomes GSC (No vowels)
- AWE becomes YXC (No vowels)
- DAY becomes EYZ (Contains vowel 'E')
- FUR becomes GSS (No vowels)
There are 3 letter-clusters (GSC, YXC, GSS) that do not contain any vowels.
Important Questions from Alphabet or Word Test (Notes)
- Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary:
(A). SEARCH
(B). SEWAGE
(C.) SECURE
(D). SETTLE
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: Refer to the following letter series and answer the question.
(Left) C H T M L K N B P G Q D V W R A X Z F Y E S (Right)
How many unique vowels are there in the above series? (Each vowel counted only once regardless of repetition.)- Find the next term in given series.
CONSERVATION, SERVAT, ONSERVATIO, ERVA, ? This question is based on the following words.
(Left) ONE TWO BEN MUG (Right)
If 'C' is added before each word, which of these words will form meaningful English word(s)?
This question is based on the following words.
PAN YEW CRY URN
How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the second letter of the second word from the right and the third letter of the second word from the left?
