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Letters of a word arranged alphabetically: how many letters lie between the k-th from left and m-th from right

This type of question, asked 19 times: 10 Sep 2024 S3, 11 Sep 2024 S3, 12 Sep 2024 S3, 13 Sep 2024 S3, 17 Sep 2024 S2, 17 Sep 2024 S3, 18 Sep 2024 S2, 19 Sep 2024 S1, 23 Sep 2024 S1, 25 Sep 2024 S2, 26 Sep 2024 S2, 12 Sep 2025 S1, 12 Sep 2025 S2, 13 Sep 2025 S2, 14 Sep 2025 S1, 14 Sep 2025 S2, 14 Sep 2025 S3, 15 Sep 2025 S2, 15 Sep 2025 S3. All 20 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    10 Sep 2024 S3

    21
    All of the letters in the word ‘WISDOM’ are arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is third from the left end and the one which is second from the right end in the new letter-cluster thus formed?

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  2. Question 2

    11 Sep 2024 S3

    6
    All of the letters in the word ‘JUNGLE’ are arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is second from the left end and the one which is third from the right end in the new letter-cluster thus formed?

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  3. Question 3

    12 Sep 2024 S3

    12
    All of the letters in the word ‘FROWNED’ are arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is fourth from the left end and the one which is second from the right end in the new letter-cluster thus formed?

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  4. Question 4

    13 Sep 2024 S3

    9
    Each of the letters in the word 'REDUCTION' are arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the fourth from the left end in the group of letters thus formed?

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  5. Question 5

    17 Sep 2024 S2

    23
    Each of the letters in the word 'LASTING' is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is second from the left end and the one which is fourth from the right end in the new letter-cluster thus formed?

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  6. Question 6

    17 Sep 2024 S3

    2
    Each of the letters in the word ‘MUSICAL’ is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is third from the left end and the one which is third from the right end in the new letter- cluster thus formed?

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  7. Question 7

    18 Sep 2024 S2

    7
    Each of the letters in the word 'SLANTED' is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is fourth from the left end and the one which is second from the right end in the new letter-cluster thus formed?

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  8. Question 8

    19 Sep 2024 S1

    10
    Each of the letters in the word ‘KEYBOARD’ are arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is the third from the right end and the second from the right end in the group of letters thus formed?

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  9. Question 9

    23 Sep 2024 S1

    18
    All the alphabets in the word ‘DICTIONARY’ are arranged in the alphabetical order. How many alphabets are there in the English alphabetical series between the alphabet which is fourth from the left end and the one which is second from the right end in the newly formed letter-cluster?

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  10. Question 10

    25 Sep 2024 S2

    14
    All the alphabets in the word ‘CARDBOARD’ are arranged in the alphabetical order. How many alphabets are there in the English alphabetical series between the alphabet which is fourth from the left end and the one which is second from the right end in the newly formed cluster of nine letters?

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  11. Question 11

    26 Sep 2024 S2

    5
    Each of the letters in the word ‘DARKEN’ is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is second from the left end and the one which is third from the right end in the new letter-cluster thus formed?

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  12. Question 12

    12 Sep 2025 S1

    9
    Each of the letters in the word STUDENT is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is second from the left and the one that is fourth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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  13. Question 13

    12 Sep 2025 S2

    11
    Each of the letters in the word STAMINA is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is first from the left and the one that is fourth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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  14. Question 14

    13 Sep 2025 S2

    9
    Each of the letters in the word CONTRAST is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is first from the left and the one that is fifth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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  15. Question 15

    14 Sep 2025 S1

    9
    Each of the letters in the word FRIENDLY is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is third from the left and the one that is second from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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  16. Question 16

    14 Sep 2025 S2

    8
    Each of the letters in the word UNIVERSAL is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is second from the left and the one that is fifth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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  17. Question 17

    14 Sep 2025 S3

    9
    Each of the letters in the word LAPTOP is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is fourth from the left and the one that is first from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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  18. Question 18

    14 Sep 2025 S3

    10
    Each of the letters in the word HARMONIOUS is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is first from the left and the one that is fourth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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  19. Question 19

    15 Sep 2025 S2

    12
    Each of the letters in the word DEVELOPMENT is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is third from the left and the one that is fourth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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  20. Question 20

    15 Sep 2025 S3

    9
    Each of the letters in the word FAMILY is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is second from the left and the one that is third from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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