Previous Year Questions

Let's analyze the word "JEALOUS" and arrange its letters in alphabetical order.

The letters in "JEALOUS" are:

J, E, A, L, O, U, S

Step 1: Arrange the letters in alphabetical order:

The alphabetical order of these letters is: A, E, J, L, O, S, U

Step 2: Compare the original word with the alphabetically ordered word:

· Original word: J, E, A, L, O, U, S

· Alphabetically ordered: A, E, J, L, O, S, U

Now, let's see which letters remain in the same position:

1) E is in the 2nd position in both the original word and the ordered word.

2) L is in the 4th position in both the original word and the ordered word.

3) O is in the 5th position in both the original word and the ordered word.

Step 3: Conclusion

The letters that remain in the same position are E, L, O, which is 3 letters.

Option (c) is the correct answer.