Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Interest
2. Interdisciplinary
3. Interdict
4. Interdependent
5. Intersect
Option 1: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
Option 2: 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
Option 3: 3, 2, 4, 1,5
Option 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Correct Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
Solution :
Given:
1. Interest 2. Interdisciplinary 3. Interdict 4. Interdependent 5. Intersect
Step 1:
We have the first five letters
I, n, t, e, r
common in all the words given above, so we will start from the sixth letter.
Step 2:
Compare the sixth letter of the given words. The sequence will be – Inter
d
isciplinary, Inter
d
ict, Inter
d
ependent, Inter
e
st, Inter
s
ect
Step 2:
Compare the seventh letter of (Interd
i
sciplinary, Interd
i
ct, Interd
e
pendent). Interdependent will come before (Interdisciplinary, Interdict) as
e
comes before
i
in the alphabetical series.
Step 3:
Compare the eighth letter of (Interdi
s
ciplinary, Interdi
c
t). Interdict will come before Interdisciplinary as
c
comes before
s
in the alphabetical series.
So, the sequence will be Interdependent, Interdict, Interdisciplinary, Interest, Intersect, or 4, 3, 2, 1, 5. Hence, the
second option
is correct.
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