Reverse alphabetical sorting of a word
Question
The letters of the word "INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES" are arranged alphabetically in reverse order. How many positions of the letter/letters will remain unchanged?
Options
None
One
Two
Three
Explanation
To solve this problem, we first need to count the frequency of each letter in the word "INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES" and then arrange them in reverse alphabetical order. The original word has the following letters and their counts:
Arranging these letters in reverse alphabetical order gives us:
Now we can compare the original positions of the letters with their new positions in the reverse-sorted order to find any unchanged positions. After analyzing the positions, we find that there are two letters that remain in the same position: the two 'I's in the original word are still in the same position in the reverse-sorted order.
Therefore, the answer is (c).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q80
Section
Logical & Analytical Reasoning
Sub-topic
Alphabet Test
Type
Coding-decoding
Difficulty
Medium
Source hint
Coding pattern
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