Question

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the correct sequence.

1. Page 2. Pagan 3. Palisade 4. Pageant 5. Palate

• A. $1,4,2,3,5$
• B. $2,4,1,3,5$
• C. $2,1,4,5,3$
• D. $1,4,2,5,3$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$2,1,4,5,3$

Words 1,2 and 4 have first 3 letter as "pag" and words "3 and 5 have first 3 letters as "pal". So words starting with "pal" will come later than words starting with "pag" as in Alphabet set the letter "g" comes after letter "a".
The fourth letter of word 5 is "a" and of word 3 is "i" hence word 3 will be the last in order.
So choice A and B are incorrect and the answer will be either C or D.
Simply arranging the 4th letter of words 1,2 and 4 will give the correct sequence choice as C.