Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Inundate
2. Invidious
3. Individual
4. Inveterate
5. Invective
6. Invincible
7. Inviolable

Option 1: 1, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6, 7

Option 2: 1, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 7

Option 3: 3,1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 7

Option 4: 3, 1, 5, 4, 6, 2, 7

Correct Answer: 3,1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 7

Solution : Given:
1. Inundate 2. Invidious 3. Individual 4. Inveterate 5. Invective 6. Invincible 7. Inviolable

Step 1: Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter I and are followed by n, then move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The third letter of each word is either d, u , or v . Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them In d ividual, In u ndate, In v idious, In v eterate, In v ective, In v incible, In v iolable
Step 3: Compare the fourth letter of (Inv i dious, Inv e terate, Inv e ctive, Inv i ncible, Inv i olable). Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Inv e terate, Inv e ctive, Inv i dious, Inv i ncible, Inv i olable)
Step 4: Compare the fifth letter of (Inve t erate, Inve c tive) and the fifth letter of (Invi d ious, Invi n cible, Invi o lable). Inve c tive will come before Inve t erate in the sequence as c comes before t in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Invi d ious will come before Invi n cible and after this Invi o lable will come as d comes before n and after n, o come.

So, the sequence is Individual, Inundate, Invective, Inveterate, Invidious, Invincible, Inviolable or 3, 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 7. Hence, the third option is correct.