If each of the vowels in the word HONESTLY is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series, and then the alphabets so formed are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, which of the following will be fifth from the left of the new arrangement thus formed?

The word "HONESTLY" undergoes a transformation where vowels are replaced by the next letter in the alphabet and consonants by the previous letter. The transformed letters are G, P, M, F, R, S, K, X .

Arranged alphabetically:
F, G, K, M, P, R, S, X .

The fifth letter from the left in this sorted sequence is P .

Verification:

• H (consonant) → G
• O (vowel) → P
• N (consonant) → M
• E (vowel) → F
• S (consonant) → R
• T (consonant) → S
• L (consonant) → K
• Y (consonant) → X

Sorted order:

1. F, 2. G, 3. K, 4. M, 5. P, 6. R, 7. S, 8. X.
   Thus, the fifth character is P.