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Question : Directions: Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary?
1. Measurement
2. Methodology
3. Melanin
4. Metaphor
5. Meritorious

Option 1: 3, 1, 5, 4, 2

Option 2: 1, 3, 5, 4, 2

Option 3: 1, 4, 2, 5, 3

Option 4: 1, 5, 3, 2, 4


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Correct Answer: 1, 3, 5, 4, 2


Solution : Given: 
1. Measurement 2. Methodology 3. Melanin 4. Metaphor 5. Meritorious

Step 1: The first two letters are common in all so we will start with the third letter. The third letter of each word is a, t, r, l. Based on the alphabetical order we can arrange them as – Measurement, Melanin, Meritorious, Methodology, Metaphor
Step 2: Compare the fourth letter of (Methodology, Metaphor). Metaphor will come before Methodology in the sequence as a comes before h.

So, the sequence will be Measurement, Melanin, Meritorious, Metaphor, Methodology, or 1, 3, 5, 4, 2. Hence, the second option is correct.

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