SSC CGL (Prelims) General: Alphabetical Series questions with solutions

Q1. Each of the letters in the word LAPTOP is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is fourth from the left and the one that is first from the right in the new letter cluster formed?

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

Answer: Three

The letters of LAPTOP in alphabetical order are A, L, O, P, P, T. The 4th from the left is P and the 1st from the right is also T? Wait, in the sorted list the 1st from the right is T, and the letters between P and T are P and so on? Counting the alphabetical series positions between P and T gives Q, R, S, which are three letters.