WBCS.LIVE practice question

How many meaningful words can be made by changing only the consonants in the word MEAN so that each of the consonants is replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet, by using each letter only once in each word?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Three

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Three šŸ“š Explanation: The vowels (E, A) stay. Consonants M and N are replaced by L and M (previous letters). The new letters are L, E, A, M. Rearranging these gives words like MEAL, MALE, and LAME. Thus, three words are possible.