Refer to the following letter series and answer the question. Count from left…
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Refer to the following letter series and answer the question. Count from left to right.
(Left) B E V M H Q E A H S Z R W G K C I V O (Right)
How many vowels are immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a vowel?
Answer: B. One — ConceptA vowel qualifies only when both of its immediate neighbours exist: the letter on its left must be a consonant, and the letter on its right must be a…
- A.
Four
- B.
One
- C.
Two
- D.
Three
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Correct answer: B
Concept
A vowel qualifies only when both of its immediate neighbours exist: the letter on its left must be a consonant, and the letter on its right must be a vowel.
Thus, inspect each vowel from left to right and count it only if the local three-letter pattern is consonant–vowel–vowel.
Application
List the vowels in the series: E, E, A, I and O.
The first E is in B–E–V; its right neighbour V is a consonant, so it does not meet both conditions.
The second E is in Q–E–A; Q is a consonant and A is a vowel, so this E meets both conditions.
A is in E–A–H; its left neighbour E is a vowel, so it does not meet both conditions.
I is in C–I–V; its right neighbour V is a consonant, so it does not meet both conditions.
O is the final letter and has no right neighbour, so it cannot meet both conditions.
Cross-check
Scanning all adjacent triples yields only Q–E–A in the required consonant–vowel–vowel form. Therefore, the count is one.