Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Pristine
2. Precious
3. Pressure
4. Presume
5. Precaution

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

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

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

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

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

Solution : Given:
1. Pristine   2. Precious   3. Pressure   4. Presume   5. Precaution

Step 1: The first and second letters of each word are the same, so move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The third letter of each word is either i or e . Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them: Pr e cious, Pr e ssure, Pr e sume, Pr e caution, Pr i stine.
Step 3: Compare the fourth letter of (Pre c ious, Pre s sure, Pre s ume, Pre c aution). (Precious, Precaution) will come before (Pressure, Presume) in the sequence as c comes before s in the alphabetical system.
Step 4: Compare the fifth letter of (Prec i ous, Prec a ution), and (Pres s ure, Pres u me). Precaution will come before Precious in the sequence as a comes before i in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Pressure will come before Presume in the sequence as s comes before u in the alphabetical system.

So, the sequence is Precaution, Precious, Pressure, Presume, Pristine, or 52341. Hence, the first option is correct.