Directions: Answer the question based on the alphabetical operations described below.

If in the word “CHARACTERS”, all the vowels are eliminated and each consonant is replaced by its succeeding letter in the alphabetical series, how many vowels will be present in the newly formed sequence?

The correct option is Two.

Step 1: Analyze the original word and eliminate vowels.
The given word is “CHARACTERS”.
Let us separate the vowels and consonants present in the word:
• Vowels: A, A, E
• Consonants: C, H, R, C, T, R, S
After eliminating all the vowels, we are left only with the sequence of consonants:
C, H, R, C, T, R, S

Step 2: Replace each consonant with its succeeding letter in alphabetical order.
Next, we replace each consonant with the letter that immediately follows it in the English alphabet:

$\text{C}+1\Rightarrow \text{D}$

$\text{H}+1\Rightarrow \text{I}$

$\text{R}+1\Rightarrow \text{S}$

$\text{C}+1\Rightarrow \text{D}$

$\text{T}+1\Rightarrow \text{U}$

$\text{R}+1\Rightarrow \text{S}$

$\text{S}+1\Rightarrow \text{T}$

Thus, the newly formed sequence of letters is: D, I, S, D, U, S, T.

Step 3: Count the number of vowels in the new sequence.
Now, we inspect the newly formed sequence (D, I, S, D, U, S, T) to identify any vowels (A, E, I, O, U):
1. I (Vowel)
2. U (Vowel)
All other letters (D, S, D, S, T) are consonants.

Therefore, exactly 2 vowels are present in the newly formed sequence.