Question : Directions: Arrange the following words as per their order in a dictionary.
1. Cinnabar
2. Cinder
3. Cinema
4. Cinnamon
5. Cinchona
Option 1: 5, 2, 1, 4, 3
Option 2: 2, 3, 5, 4, 1
Option 3: 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
Option 4: 5, 2, 3, 1, 4
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Correct Answer: 5, 2, 3, 1, 4
Solution :
Given:
1. Cinnabar 2. Cinder 3. Cinema 4. Cinnamon 5. Cinchona
Step 1:
Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter
C
, move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The second and third letters of each word are the same, i.e.,
i
and
n
, so move on to the next letter.
Step 3:
Compare the fourth letter of (Cin
n
abar, Cin
d
er, Cin
e
ma, Cin
n
amon, Cin
c
hona). Cinchona will come first as
c
comes before
n
,
d
, and
e
. Cinder will come before Cinnabar, Cinema, and Cinnamon as
d
comes before
n
and
e
in alphabetical order. Similarly, Cinema will come before Cinnabar and Cinnamon as
e
comes before
n
in alphabetical order.
Step 4:
The fifth letter of Cinn
a
bar and Cinn
a
mon is the same, i.e.,
a
. So, move on to the next letter.
Step 5:
Compare the sixth letter of (Cinna
b
ar, Cinna
m
on). Cinnabar will come before Cinnamon as
b
comes before
m
in alphabetical order.
So, the sequence is Cinchona, Cinder, Cinema, Cinnabar, Cinnamon, or 5, 2, 3, 1, 4. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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