Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Subtract
2. Submerge
3. Subside
4. Submit
5. Subscribe
6. Subtle
Option 1: 245361
Option 2: 423561
Option 3: 425361
Option 4: 243561
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Correct Answer: 245361
Solution :
Given:
1. Subtract 2. Submerge 3. Subside 4. Submit 5. Subscribe 6. Subtle
Step 1:
The first three letters of each word are same – s, u, b, so move to the next letter.
Step 2:
The fourth letter of each word is – t, m, s, m, s, t, Based on the alphabetical order of these letters,
we can arrange them –
Submerge, Submit, Subscribe, Subside, Subtle, Subtract.
Step 3:
Compare the fifth letter of (
Submerge, Submit
); (
Subscribe, Subside) and (Subtle, Subtract
).
Submerge
will come before
Submit
in the sequence as e comes before i in the alphabetical system. Similarly,
Subscribe
will come before
Subside and Subtle
will come before
Subtract.
The sequence will be Submerge, Submit, Subscribe, Subside, Subtle, Subtract or 245361. Hence, the first option is correct.
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