MCQ Answers:

1. That sofa - compliment  
2. In this recipe - yolks 
3. The hand-held - device 
4. Manisha - breath
5. They - hanged 
6. She has a - hearty 
7. His employer- paid 
8. Only bring - bare 
9. The doctor - counsel 
10. Speeding - risky 
11. She gardening - flair 
12. The knot - loose 
13. Chocolate - dessert 
14. He did not - advise 
15. The amazing - phenomenon

Program solution:

Consonants from Start End Alternate (Id-5641)

s=input().strip()
v="aeiouAEIOU"
l=[]
for i in s:
    if(i not in v):
        l.append(i)
if(len(l)==1):
    print(l[0])
    quit()
for i in range(len(l)//2):
    print(l[i],end="")
    print(l[len(l)-1-i],end="")
if(len(l)%2!=0):
    print(l[i+1])