Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Nailed
2. Nailgn
3. Magazine
4. Monkey
5. Mend
Option 1: 35412
Option 2: 34521
Option 3: 34512
Option 4: 35142
Correct Answer: 35412
Solution :
Given:
1. Nailed 2. Nailgn 3. Magazine 4. Monkey 5. Mend
Step 1:
The first letter of each word is – N, N, M, M, M. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them –
M
agazine,
M
onkey,
M
end,
N
ailed,
N
ailgn.
Step 2:
Compare the second letter of (M
a
gazine, M
o
nkey, M
e
nd). M
a
gazine will come before M
o
nkey and M
e
nd as
a
comes before
o
and
e
in the alphabetical order, and M
e
nd will come before M
o
nkey as
e
comes before
o
in the alphabetical order.
Step 3:
As the first four letters of (
Nail
ed,
Nail
gn) are the same so, compare the fifth letter of (Nail
e
d, Nail
g
n). Similarly, Nail
e
d will come before Nail
g
n as
e
comes before
g
in the alphabetical order.
So, the sequence is – Magazine, Mend, Monkey, Nailed, Nailgn, or 35412. Hence, the first option is correct.
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