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If every alternative letter of the English alphabet from B onwards (including B) is written in lower case (small letters) and the remaining letters are capitalized, then how is the first month of the second half of the year written?

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A.JuLYCorrect
B.jULy
C.jUly
D.jUlY
Explanation & Solution

The correct answer is (A) JuLY.

Explanation:

The English alphabet is A(1) to Z(26). We start writing from B onwards (including B) such that every alternative letter is in lower case (small letters) and the remaining are capitalized. Let's list the alphabet positions and their cases: A (Capital), B(lower), C(Capital), D(lower), E(Capital), F(lower), G(Capital), H(lower), I(Capital), J(lower), K(Capital), L(lower), M(Capital), N(lower), O(Capital), P(lower), Q(Capital), R(lower), S(Capital), T(lower), U(Capital), V(lower), W(Capital), X(lower), Y(Capital), Z(lower). The first month of the second half of the year is July. Let's check the letters of J-U-L-Y: J is at position 10 (even position from B, or let's check: B is lower, C is Cap, D is lower, E is Cap, F is lower, G is Cap, H is lower, I is Cap, J is lower! Wait, let's trace carefully: A=Cap, B=low, C=Cap, D=low, E=Cap, F=low, G=Cap, H=low, I=Cap, J=low, K=Cap, L=low, M=Cap, N=low, O=Cap, P=low, Q=Cap, R=low, S=Cap, T=low, U=Cap, V=low, W=Cap, X=low, Y=Cap. Let's check July: J is lower (j), U is Capital (U), L is lower (l), Y is Capital (Y). Thus, 'jUlY'. Let's check options: JuLY, jULy, jUly, jUlY. Option 4 is 'jUlY'.

हिंदी में प्रश्न एवं आदर्श उत्तर

यदि B से आगे (B समेत) अंग्रेजी वर्णमाला का प्रत्येक एकांतर अक्षर छोटे अक्षरों (लोवर केस) में लिखा जाए और शेष अक्षरों को बड़े अक्षरों में लिखा जाए, तो वर्ष के उत्तरार्ध के प्रथम मास को कैसे लिखा जाएगा?

A.JuLYसही
B.jULy
C.jUly
D.jUlY

सही उत्तर (A) JuLY है।

व्याख्या:

The English alphabet is A(1) to Z(26). We start writing from B onwards (including B) such that every alternative letter is in lower case (small letters) and the remaining are capitalized. Let's list the alphabet positions and their cases: A (Capital), B(lower), C(Capital), D(lower), E(Capital), F(lower), G(Capital), H(lower), I(Capital), J(lower), K(Capital), L(lower), M(Capital), N(lower), O(Capital), P(lower), Q(Capital), R(lower), S(Capital), T(lower), U(Capital), V(lower), W(Capital), X(lower), Y(Capital), Z(lower). The first month of the second half of the year is July. Let's check the letters of J-U-L-Y: J is at position 10 (even position from B, or let's check: B is lower, C is Cap, D is lower, E is Cap, F is lower, G is Cap, H is lower, I is Cap, J is lower! Wait, let's trace carefully: A=Cap, B=low, C=Cap, D=low, E=Cap, F=low, G=Cap, H=low, I=Cap, J=low, K=Cap, L=low, M=Cap, N=low, O=Cap, P=low, Q=Cap, R=low, S=Cap, T=low, U=Cap, V=low, W=Cap, X=low, Y=Cap. Let's check July: J is lower (j), U is Capital (U), L is lower (l), Y is Capital (Y). Thus, 'jUlY'. Let's check options: JuLY, jULy, jUly, jUlY. Option 4 is 'jUlY'.

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