Which of the following letters is 14th to the right of 6th letter from the…

2022

Which of the following letters is 14th to the right of 6th letter from the left in the English alphabet?

Answer: D. TConcept: In an alphabet-position series, each letter has a fixed position counted from the left (A=1, B=2, C=3, ..., Z=26). To find the letter that is n…

  1. A.

    R

  2. B.

    P

  3. C.

    W

  4. D.

    T

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Correct answer: D

Concept: In an alphabet-position series, each letter has a fixed position counted from the left (A=1, B=2, C=3, ..., Z=26). To find the letter that is n places to the right of the m-th letter, add the shift to the reference position: required position = m + n.

  1. Count from the left to find the reference letter: A(1), B(2), C(3), D(4), E(5), F(6) - the 6th letter from the left is F, at position 6.

  2. Add the given shift of 14 to the reference position: 6 + 14 = 20.

  3. Read off the letter at position 20 by continuing the count from F: G(7), H(8), I(9), J(10), K(11), L(12), M(13), N(14), O(15), P(16), Q(17), R(18), S(19), T(20) - position 20 is T.

Cross-check: counting from the other end confirms it - Z is position 26, so position 20 is 6 letters before Z (26 - 20 = 6); counting back six letters from Z gives Y, X, W, V, U, T, which lands on T.

Hence, the letter 14 places to the right of the 6th letter (F) is T.

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