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Question : Directions: Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary?
1. Elite
2. Elude
3. Elaborate
4. Elapsed
5. Elongate

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

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

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

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


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


Solution : Given:
1. Elite   2. Elude   3. Elaborate   4. Elapsed   5. Elongate

Step 1: In the given words, the first letter and second letter E and L of all the words are the same. Therefore, move to the next letter.
Step 2: The third letter of each word is – i, u, a, a, o. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Elaborate, Elapsed, Elite, Elongate, Elude.
Step 3: Compare the fourth letter of (Elaborate, Elapsed), Elaborate will come before Elapsed in the sequence as b comes before p in the alphabetical system. Similarly, Elite will come before Elongate as i comes before o in the alphabetical system.

The sequence will be Elaborate, Elapsed, Elite, Elongate, Elude or 3, 4, 1, 5, 2. Hence, the first option is correct.

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