Civil Service Clerical Ability Practice exam

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Which one of the following letters is as far before L as O is before Z in the alphabet?

A

B

W

To determine which letter is as far before L as O is before Z, we first need to calculate the distance between O and Z in the alphabet. The letters O and Z correspond to the 15th and 26th positions respectively. This means there are 26 - 15 = 11 letters between O and Z.

Next, we want to find a letter that is 11 positions before L, which is the 12th letter in the alphabet. To find this, we subtract 11 from 12, arriving at the 1st letter, which is A. The corresponding letter that lies 11 spaces before L is therefore A.

However, the correct option selected is C (W). To arrive at W, we should note that from L (the 12th letter), going backwards by 11 letters does not actually land on W; it instead lands on A. The distances in the alphabet should be carefully counted where L (12) minus 11 equals A (1).

Thus, the correct option should indeed be A, not W, as W is not positioned correctly relative to L in the question's context.

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