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

Solution : Given:
1. Decollete  2. Desecrate  3. Decorous  4. Despicable  5. Destitute

Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter D , move to the next letter.
Step 2: The second letter of each word is the same, so let's compare the third letter. The third letter of each word is – c, s . Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – De c ollete, De c orous, De s ecrate, De s picable, De s titute.
Step 3: Compare the fifth letter of (Deco l lete, Deco r ous) and the fourth letter of (Des e crate, Des p icable, and Des t itute). Decollete will come before Decorous in the sequence as l comes before r in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Desecrate will come before (Despicable, Destitute) and Despicable will come before Destitute.

The sequence is Decollete, Decorous, Desecrate, Despicable, Destitute, or 1, 3, 2, 4, 5. Hence, the first option is correct.