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

Solution : Given:
1. Machine 2. Macabre 3. Machinery 4. Macaroni 5. Machete

Step 1: Compare the first, second, and third letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter M and are followed by a and c , then move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The fourth letter of each word is either a or h . Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Mac a bre, Mac a roni, Mac h ine, Mac h inery, Mac h ete.
Step 3: Compare the fifth letter of (Maca b re, Maca r oni) and (Mach i ne, Mach i nery, Mach e te). Macabre will come before Macaroni in the sequence as b comes before r in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Machete will come before Machine and Machinery as e comes before i .
Step 4: Compare the eighth letter of (Machine, Machine r y). Machine will come before Machinery in the sequence as Machine has similar 8 letters as Machinery.

So, the sequence is Macabre, Macaroni, Machete, Machine, Machinery, or 2, 4, 5, 1, 3. Hence, the first option is correct.