Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Banished
2. Bandage
3. Bannister
4. Bankrupt
5. Bandwagon
6. Banquet
Option 1: 2, 5, 1, 3, 4, 6
Option 2: 5, 2, 1, 4, 3, 6
Option 3: 2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6
Option 4: 2, 5, 4, 1, 3, 6
Correct Answer: 2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6
Solution :
Given:
1. Banished 2. Bandage 3. Bannister 4. Bankrupt 5. Bandwagon 6. Banquet
Step 1
: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter
B
, we move on to the next letter.
Step 2
: Compare the second letter of each word. Since all the words have the same second and third letters
a
and
n
, let's move on to the next letter.
Step 3
: The fourth letter of each word is:
i, d, n, k, d, q
. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Ban
d
age, Ban
d
wagon, Ban
i
shed, Ban
k
rupt, Ban
n
ister, Ban
q
uet.
Step 4
: Compare the fifth letter of (Band
a
ge, Band
w
agon). Bandage will come before Bandwagon in the sequence as
a
comes before
w
in the alphabetical system.
So, the sequence is Bandage, Bandwagon, Banished, Bankrupt, Bannister, Banquet or 2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6. Hence, the third option is correct.
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