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Question

In the following question, four other words are provided as alternatives alongside a given word. One of these words cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. Identify that word. Given word: "FORMATION"

The correct answer is
MAJOR

Identify Unformable Word from FORMATION Letters

The goal is to find which word among the options cannot be formed using the letters available in the given word "FORMATION".

Letters in FORMATION

First, list the letters available in the word "FORMATION" and their counts:

  • F: 1
  • O: 2
  • R: 1
  • M: 1
  • A: 1
  • T: 1
  • I: 1
  • N: 1

Analyze Word Options

Now, check each option to see if its letters can be formed using the available letters from "FORMATION":

  • TRAIN: Contains T, R, A, I, N. All letters are present in "FORMATION" with sufficient counts.
  • MINOR: Contains M, I, N, O, R. All letters are present in "FORMATION" with sufficient counts.
  • MAJOR: Contains M, A, J, O, R. The letter 'J' is required, but it is not present in the word "FORMATION".
  • RATIO: Contains R, A, T, I, O. All letters are present in "FORMATION" with sufficient counts.

Conclusion

The word "MAJOR" cannot be formed because the letter 'J' is not available in the letters of the word "FORMATION".

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Important Questions from Word Formation

  1. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: CHRONOLOGICAL

  2. In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., 'B' can be represented by 00, 13 etc., and 'A' can be represented by 55, 69 etc

    Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'GIRL'

  3. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed from the letters of the given word :

    SIMILARITY

  4. From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of given word:

    MAINTAIN

  5. From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the below word.

    PENDULAM

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