Question

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word $BARGAINED$, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?

• A. Two
• B. Three
• C. None
• D. One
• E. More than three

Answer 1

The correct option is E More than three

Required pair of letters are as follows:

$\left(i\right)BA-$ no letter between $B$ and $A$

$\left(ii\right)G\left(A\right)I-$ 1 letter between $G$ and $I$

$\left(iii\right)R\left(GAI\right)N$ 3 letter between $R$ and $N$

$\left(iv\right)ED-$ no letter between $E$ and $D$

Hence, E is the correct option.