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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'PARTICLE' (in both forward have as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English and backward directions) which alphabetical order?

AOne

BTwo

CThree

DNone

Answer:

B. Two

Read Explanation:

There are 2 such pairs of letters in the word 'PARTICLE'.

  • Forward Direction:

    • PAR: Between P and R, there is 1 letter (A) in the word, and there is also exactly 1 letter (Q) between them in the English alphabet (P, Q, R).

  • Backward Direction:

    • ELC / CLE: Between C and E, there is 1 letter (L) in the word, and there is also exactly 1 letter (D) between them in the English alphabet (C, D, E).


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