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If in English Alphabet `e` and every alternate letter from `e` onwards is written in Capitals, then how will sixth month from March be coded?

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In such alphabet coding questions, always list the alphabet sequence, mark the positions to be capitalised as per the rule, and then apply it to each letter of the target word carefully.
Updated On: Jul 15, 2026
  • SEPTEmbER
  • SEptEMbEr
  • SepTeMber
  • SEPtEmbER
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The Correct Option is B

Approach Solution - 1

Step 1: Find the sixth month from March.
Counting forward from March: April is 1st, May is 2nd, June is 3rd, July is 4th, August is 5th, September is 6th. So the target word is September.

Step 2: List which letters become capitals.
Starting at e and taking every alternate letter after it: e, g, i, k, m, o, q, s, u, w, y are capitals. All other letters stay lowercase.

Step 3: Apply the rule to each letter of September.
S is capital (s is on the list), e is capital, p is lowercase, t is lowercase, e is capital, m is capital, b is lowercase, e is capital, r is lowercase.

Step 4: Combine the letters.
Writing them out in order gives S, E, p, t, E, M, b, E, r, which spells SEptEMbEr.
\[ \boxed{\text{SEptEMbEr}} \]
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Approach Solution -2

Step 1: Find the target word.
Counting forward from March, April is 1st, May 2nd, June 3rd, July 4th, August 5th, September 6th, so the word to encode is September.

Step 2: Measure each letter's distance from e.
For any letter at or after e, find how many places it sits after e in the alphabet. A letter is capital exactly when that distance is an even number (0, 2, 4, ...), since the rule marks e itself and then every alternate letter after it. Letters before e always stay lowercase.

Step 3: Apply this to each letter of September.
S sits 14 places after e, distance 14 is even, so S is capital. e is e itself, distance 0, even, so it is capital. p sits 11 places after e, an odd distance, so p stays lowercase. t sits 15 places after e, odd, so t stays lowercase. The second e is distance 0 again, capital. m sits 8 places after e, even, so m is capital. b comes before e in the alphabet, so it stays lowercase regardless of distance. The third e is distance 0, capital. r sits 13 places after e, odd, so r stays lowercase.

Step 4: Combine the letters.
Putting these together in order gives S, E, p, t, E, M, b, E, r, which spells SEptEMbEr.
\[ \boxed{\text{SEptEMbEr}} \]
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