The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word DEVELOP is arranged in alphabetical ord…

Question

The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word DEVELOP is arranged in alphabetical order?

1. A. Two (Correct answer)
2. B. Four
3. C. Three
4. D. Five

Correct Answer

Option A — Two

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Two.

Key Points

• DEVELOP in order: D, E, V, E, L, O, P.
• Sorted alphabetically: D, E, E, L, O, P, V.
• Compare position by position: D = D and E = E hold; from the third letter on, V/E, E/L, L/O, O/P, P/V all differ.
• So exactly two positions are unchanged.
• Write the two rows one above the other and compare columns; counting mentally is where these are lost.

Additional Information

• Alphabetical-rearrangement questions ask how many letters keep their position, not how many letters are shared — a distinction that costs marks.
• Write the original word in one row and its sorted form directly beneath, then compare column by column.
• Repeated letters need care: in DEVELOP the three Es must be placed in order before comparing, or the count drifts.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

यदि शब्द DEVELOP के प्रत्येक अक्षर को वर्णमाला क्रम में व्यवस्थित किया जाए तो कितने अक्षरों की स्थिति अपरिवर्तित रहेगी?

1. A. दो
2. B. चार
3. C. तीन
4. D. पाँच