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Question

Arrange the given words in alphabetical order:

1. CARROT

2. CUCUMBER

3. CELERY

4. CABBAGE

5. CAULIFLOWER

The correct answer is
4,1,5,3,2

Ordering Vegetables Alphabetically

To arrange the given words in alphabetical order, we compare them letter by letter.

Alphabetical Comparison Steps

  1. Initial Letters: All words start with 'C'.
  2. Second Letter Comparison:
    • CARROT (A)
    • CUCUMBER (U)
    • CELERY (E)
    • CABBAGE (A)
    • CAULIFLOWER (A)
    Words with 'A' (CARROT, CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER) come first. Then CELERY (E), followed by CUCUMBER (U).
  3. Third Letter Comparison (for 'CA' words):
    • CABBAGE (B)
    • CARROT (R)
    • CAULIFLOWER (U)
    Comparing the third letters 'B', 'R', and 'U', the order is B, R, U. Thus, CABBAGE comes first, then CARROT, then CAULIFLOWER.
  4. Ordering the Remaining Words:
    • CELERY (E)
    • CUCUMBER (U)
    Comparing the second letters 'E' and 'U', CELERY comes before CUCUMBER.
  5. Final Alphabetical Order: Combining the groups gives: CABBAGE, CARROT, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, CUCUMBER.

Word Ranking Table

Original Number Word Alphabetical Rank
4 CABBAGE 1
1 CARROT 2
5 CAULIFLOWER 3
3 CELERY 4
2 CUCUMBER 5

The final sequence based on the original numbering is 4, 1, 5, 3, 2.

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Important Questions from Order of Words

  1. Arrange the sentence parts:
    (A) every week (B) we (C) play (D) cricket
  2. Arrange the sentence parts:
    (A) met (B) his friend (C) at the station (D) Rohit
  3. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

    1. Biter

    2. Bit

    3. Bitcoin

    4. Bite

    5. Birth

  4. After arranging the given words according to dictionary order, which word will come at 'Fourth' position?

    1. Weep

    2. Ween

    3. Weed

    4. Weight

    5. Week

  5. Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary?
    1 Jacket
    2 Japanese
    3 Jabbed
    4 Jackpot
    5 Janitor

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