{"id":89788,"date":"2025-06-01T10:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89788"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:12:42","slug":"if-every-alternate-letter-of-english-alphabet-is-written-in-lower-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-every-alternate-letter-of-english-alphabet-is-written-in-lower-case\/","title":{"rendered":"If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case (small letters) such that the 21<sup>st<\/sup> letter is in capital letter and remaining letters are capitalized, then how many vowels will be written in capital letters ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;5&#8243; option2=&#8221;4&#8243; option3=&#8221;3&#8243; option4=&#8221;2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is 5.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nLet&#8217;s list the letters of the English alphabet and their positions:<br \/>\nA(1) B(2) C(3) D(4) E(5) F(6) G(7) H(8) I(9) J(10) K(11) L(12) M(13) N(14) O(15) P(16) Q(17) R(18) S(19) T(20) U(21) V(22) W(23) X(24) Y(25) Z(26).<\/p>\n<p>Rules:<br \/>\n1.  Every alternate letter is in lower case. Starting with B (position 2), the letters at even positions (2, 4, 6, &#8230;, 26) are in lower case.<br \/>\n2.  The 21st letter (U) is in capital letter.<br \/>\n3.  Remaining letters are capitalized. The remaining letters are at odd positions (1, 3, 5, &#8230;, 25), *except* the 21st one which is specifically mentioned as capital.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s apply the rules to the vowels (A, E, I, O, U):<br \/>\n&#8211; A is at position 1 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &#8220;remaining letters&#8221;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital.<br \/>\n&#8211; E is at position 5 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &#8220;remaining letters&#8221;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital.<br \/>\n&#8211; I is at position 9 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &#8220;remaining letters&#8221;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital.<br \/>\n&#8211; O is at position 15 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &#8220;remaining letters&#8221;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital.<br \/>\n&#8211; U is at position 21. Rule 2 specifically states it is in capital letter. Case: Capital.<\/p>\n<p>All 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) are written in capital letters.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe final casing of the alphabet according to the rules is:<br \/>\nA b C d E f G h I j K l M n O p Q r S t U v W x Y z<br \/>\nVowels: A, E, I, O, U are all in capital case.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case (small letters) such that the 21st letter is in capital letter and remaining letters are capitalized, then how many vowels will be written in capital letters ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;5&#8243; option2=&#8221;4&#8243; option3=&#8221;3&#8243; option4=&#8221;2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2014 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-every-alternate-letter-of-english-alphabet-is-written-in-lower-case\/#more-89788\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1468,1102],"class_list":["post-89788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1468","tag-quantitative-aptitude-and-reasoning","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is 5. Let&#039;s list the letters of the English alphabet and their positions: A(1) B(2) C(3) D(4) E(5) F(6) G(7) H(8) I(9) J(10) K(11) L(12) M(13) N(14) O(15) P(16) Q(17) R(18) S(19) T(20) U(21) V(22) W(23) X(24) Y(25) Z(26). Rules: 1. Every alternate letter is in lower case. Starting with B (position 2), the letters at even positions (2, 4, 6, ..., 26) are in lower case. 2. The 21st letter (U) is in capital letter. 3. Remaining letters are capitalized. The remaining letters are at odd positions (1, 3, 5, ..., 25), *except* the 21st one which is specifically mentioned as capital. Let&#039;s apply the rules to the vowels (A, E, I, O, U): - A is at position 1 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &quot;remaining letters&quot;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - E is at position 5 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &quot;remaining letters&quot;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - I is at position 9 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &quot;remaining letters&quot;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - O is at position 15 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &quot;remaining letters&quot;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - U is at position 21. Rule 2 specifically states it is in capital letter. Case: Capital. All 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) are written in capital letters.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-every-alternate-letter-of-english-alphabet-is-written-in-lower-case\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct answer is 5. Let&#039;s list the letters of the English alphabet and their positions: A(1) B(2) C(3) D(4) E(5) F(6) G(7) H(8) I(9) J(10) K(11) L(12) M(13) N(14) O(15) P(16) Q(17) R(18) S(19) T(20) U(21) V(22) W(23) X(24) Y(25) Z(26). Rules: 1. Every alternate letter is in lower case. Starting with B (position 2), the letters at even positions (2, 4, 6, ..., 26) are in lower case. 2. The 21st letter (U) is in capital letter. 3. Remaining letters are capitalized. The remaining letters are at odd positions (1, 3, 5, ..., 25), *except* the 21st one which is specifically mentioned as capital. Let&#039;s apply the rules to the vowels (A, E, I, O, U): - A is at position 1 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &quot;remaining letters&quot;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - E is at position 5 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &quot;remaining letters&quot;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - I is at position 9 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &quot;remaining letters&quot;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - O is at position 15 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the &quot;remaining letters&quot;. Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - U is at position 21. Rule 2 specifically states it is in capital letter. Case: Capital. All 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) are written in capital letters.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-every-alternate-letter-of-english-alphabet-is-written-in-lower-case\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T10:12:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case","description":"The correct answer is 5. Let's list the letters of the English alphabet and their positions: A(1) B(2) C(3) D(4) E(5) F(6) G(7) H(8) I(9) J(10) K(11) L(12) M(13) N(14) O(15) P(16) Q(17) R(18) S(19) T(20) U(21) V(22) W(23) X(24) Y(25) Z(26). Rules: 1. Every alternate letter is in lower case. Starting with B (position 2), the letters at even positions (2, 4, 6, ..., 26) are in lower case. 2. The 21st letter (U) is in capital letter. 3. Remaining letters are capitalized. The remaining letters are at odd positions (1, 3, 5, ..., 25), *except* the 21st one which is specifically mentioned as capital. Let's apply the rules to the vowels (A, E, I, O, U): - A is at position 1 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - E is at position 5 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - I is at position 9 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - O is at position 15 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - U is at position 21. Rule 2 specifically states it is in capital letter. Case: Capital. All 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) are written in capital letters.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-every-alternate-letter-of-english-alphabet-is-written-in-lower-case\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case","og_description":"The correct answer is 5. Let's list the letters of the English alphabet and their positions: A(1) B(2) C(3) D(4) E(5) F(6) G(7) H(8) I(9) J(10) K(11) L(12) M(13) N(14) O(15) P(16) Q(17) R(18) S(19) T(20) U(21) V(22) W(23) X(24) Y(25) Z(26). Rules: 1. Every alternate letter is in lower case. Starting with B (position 2), the letters at even positions (2, 4, 6, ..., 26) are in lower case. 2. The 21st letter (U) is in capital letter. 3. Remaining letters are capitalized. The remaining letters are at odd positions (1, 3, 5, ..., 25), *except* the 21st one which is specifically mentioned as capital. Let's apply the rules to the vowels (A, E, I, O, U): - A is at position 1 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - E is at position 5 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - I is at position 9 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - O is at position 15 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - U is at position 21. Rule 2 specifically states it is in capital letter. Case: Capital. 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Let's list the letters of the English alphabet and their positions: A(1) B(2) C(3) D(4) E(5) F(6) G(7) H(8) I(9) J(10) K(11) L(12) M(13) N(14) O(15) P(16) Q(17) R(18) S(19) T(20) U(21) V(22) W(23) X(24) Y(25) Z(26). Rules: 1. Every alternate letter is in lower case. Starting with B (position 2), the letters at even positions (2, 4, 6, ..., 26) are in lower case. 2. The 21st letter (U) is in capital letter. 3. Remaining letters are capitalized. The remaining letters are at odd positions (1, 3, 5, ..., 25), *except* the 21st one which is specifically mentioned as capital. Let's apply the rules to the vowels (A, E, I, O, U): - A is at position 1 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - E is at position 5 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - I is at position 9 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - O is at position 15 (odd). It is not an alternate letter starting from B. It is one of the \"remaining letters\". Rule 3 applies. Case: Capital. - U is at position 21. Rule 2 specifically states it is in capital letter. Case: Capital. 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