How many pairs of letters are there in the word “STATEMENT” each of which has as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series in both forward and backward directions?
- AOption (a)
Four
- BOption (b)
Three
- COption (c)
Two
- DOption (d)
One
- EOption (e)
None
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Correct answer
Three
Why this answer is correct
The alphabets are positioned in the following order:
The word can be presented as follows,
Forward: ST, AE
Backward: NT
Hence, we can see that 3 such pairs are there.