If in the word AFFECTIONATE, all the consonants are replaced by the next letter in the alphabet and all the vowels are replaced by the previous letter then all the letters are arranged alphabetically, which will be the fifth letter from the left?

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  1. N
  2. D
  3. H
  4. G

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Option 4 : G
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Given word: AFFECTIONATE

Condition: 

1) All the consonants are replaced by the next letter in the alphabet.

2) All the vowels are replaced by the previous letter.

Given word A F F E C T I O N A T E
New word Z G G D D U H N O Z U D

 

After replacing the word according to the condition we get:

= ZGGDDUHNOZUD

Then arranged alphabetically.

⇒ DDDGGHNOUZZ 

Thus, letter 'G' is fifth from the left end.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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