Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary
- Persuade
- Pleasantry
- Persistent
- Pedagogy
- Speculate
Answer
Correct Answer : c ) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5
Explanation :The first letter is common in the first four words except ‘Speculate’ so, the 5th word will come in the last as per the dictionary.
Checking the second, third, fourth and fifth alphabet for all the words except ‘Speculate’ we get
Word |
2nd word |
3rd word |
4th word |
5th word |
Persuade |
E |
R |
S |
U |
Pleasantry |
L |
E |
A |
S |
Persistent |
E |
R |
S |
I |
Pedagogy |
E |
D |
A |
G |
Thus, arranging all the words according to the dictionary we get
Pedagogy, Persistent, Persuade, Pleasantry, Speculate
i.e. 4, 3, 1, 2, 5
Hence, (C) is the correct answer.
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