If the letters in the word ‘UNIVERSAL’ are arranged in the alphabetic order and each letter in the order is assigned a numerical value of 1, 2, 3 …. according to their position from the left, then the sum of the numerical values of the position of the consonants will be:

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  1. 31
  2. 28
  3. 30
  4. 32

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Option 1 : 31
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Arranging in Alphabetical order

U

N

I

V

E

R

S

A

L

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

E

I

L

N

R

S

U

V

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Thus the numerical values of the position of the consonants are:

4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 9 = 31

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