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Each vowel in the word OLYMPICS is changed to the vowel immediately following it as per the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the fourth letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order and then all the letters thus formed are arranged in the English alphabetical order. What will be the 3 rd letter from the right end in the new letter-cluster thus formed?
M
T
Y
U Question ID : 441009807714 Option 1 ID : 4410093184979 Option 2 ID : 4410093184981 Option 3 ID : 4410093184980 Option 4 ID : 4410093184982 Status : Answered Chosen Option : D
U Question ID : 441009807714 Option 1 ID : 4410093184979 Option 2 ID : 4410093184981 Option 3 ID : 4410093184980 Option 4 ID : 4410093184982 Status : Answered Chosen Option : D
Map letters to numerical values first to avoid manual counting errors, then perform the shift operations carefully.
Map letters to numerical values first to avoid manual counting errors, then perform the shift operations carefully.
Mapping and Transformation
Word: OLYMPICS. Vowels (O, I) change to next vowel (O тЖТ U, I тЖТ O). Consonants (L, Y, M, P, C, S) shift -4 (L-4=H, Y-4=U, M-4=I, P-4=L, C is a special case: C-4 wraps backwards (C, B, A, Z, Y) to Y, S-4=O).
Collating the Transformed Letters
The transformed letters are: O тЖТ U, L тЖТ H, Y тЖТ U, M тЖТ I, P тЖТ L, I тЖТ O, C тЖТ Y, S тЖТ O. List: U, H, U, I, L, O, Y, O.
Alphabetical Ordering and Selection
Sorted letters are: H, I, L, O, O, O, U, U. The sequence from left to right is H, I, L, O, O, O, U, U. The 3rd letter from the right is O (8th, 7th, 6th position). Wait, re-evaluating: O, L, Y, M, P, I, C, S. Vowels: O, I. Consonants: L, Y, M, P, C, S. O тЖТ U, I тЖТ O. L тЖТ H, Y тЖТ U, M тЖТ I, P тЖТ L, C тЖТ Y, S тЖТ O. Letters: U, H, U, I, L, O, Y, O. Sorted: H, I, L, O, O, O, U, U. 3rd from right is U.
A: M is not in the set, B: T is not in the set, C: Y is the 2nd from right.
D is correct because the sorted letter cluster is H, I, L, O, O, O, U, U, and the 3rd letter from the right is U.
When dealing with 'n-th letter from the right', always sort the final set first, then count from the end of the total length.
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