Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Cosmip
2. Costume
3. Cosment
4. Cosmopolitan
5. Cost
Option 1: 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
Option 2: 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Option 3: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
Option 4: 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
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Correct Answer: 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Solution :
Given:
1. Cosmip 2. Costume 3. Cosment 4. Cosmopolitan 5. Cost
Step 1:
Compare the first, second, and third letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter
C
and are followed by
o, s
then move on to the next letter.
Step 2:
The fourth letter of each word is either
m
or
t.
Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Cos
m
ip, Cos
m
ent, Cos
m
opolitan, Cos
t
ume, Cos
t
.
Step 3:
Compare the fifth letter of (Cosm
i
p, Cosm
e
nt, Cosm
o
politan) and the fifth letter of (Cost
u
me, Cost). Cosm
e
nt will come before Cosm
i
p, and Cosm
o
politan comes after Cosm
i
p in the sequence as
e
comes before
i
and
o
in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Cost will come before Cost
u
me, Cost has only four letters and Cost
u
me has five letters.
So, the sequence is Cosment, Cosmin, Cosmopolitan, Cost, Costume or 3, 1, 4, 5, 2. Hence, the second option is correct.
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