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Question

The jumbled letters of words are given below. Each letter has been numbered. Choose the option which gives the correct order of the letters as indicated by the numbers to form the words.

NROCTA
123456

The correct answer is

4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1

The question asks us to unscramble the given jumbled letters, which are numbered, and find the option that shows the correct order of the numbers to form a meaningful word.

Understanding the Jumbled Letters and Numbers

We are given the letters NROCTA, and each letter is assigned a number:

  • N = 1
  • R = 2
  • O = 3
  • C = 4
  • T = 5
  • A = 6

Unscrambling the Word

We need to rearrange the letters NROCTA to form a meaningful English word. Let's try rearranging them. Thinking about common English words made from these letters, one possibility is 'CARTON'.

Let's check if 'CARTON' can be formed using the letters N, R, O, C, T, A. Yes, it uses all these letters exactly once.

Finding the Correct Order of Numbers

Now that we have formed the word 'CARTON', we need to find the sequence of numbers corresponding to the letters in this word. Based on the given numbering:

  • C corresponds to number 4
  • A corresponds to number 6
  • R corresponds to number 2
  • T corresponds to number 5
  • O corresponds to number 3
  • N corresponds to number 1

So, the correct order of numbers for the word 'CARTON' is 4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1.

Comparing with the Options

Let's compare this sequence (4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1) with the given options:

  • Option 1: 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 5 (N A R C O T) - NARCOT (Not a meaningful word)
  • Option 2: 6, 5, 2, 3, 1, 4 (A T R O N C) - ATRONC (Not a meaningful word)
  • Option 3: 4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1 (C A R T O N) - CARTON (A meaningful word)
  • Option 4: 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1 (R O T C A N) - ROTCAN (Not a meaningful word)

Option 3 gives the correct order of numbers (4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1) which corresponds to the letters C, A, R, T, O, N, forming the word 'CARTON'.

Conclusion

The jumbled letters NROCTA can be unscrambled to form the word CARTON. The numbers corresponding to the letters in CARTON in order are 4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1.

The final answer is the option that lists the numbers in the order 4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1.

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Important Questions from Jumble Words

  1. Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike In a certain way and one Is different. Pick the odd one out. 

    PTXB

    GKOS

    HKNQ

    MQUY

  2. A number has been denoted to each of the given letters. Select the option from the following four possible arrangements of these numbers that forms a meaningful word.

    E = 1, Z = 2, L = 3, P = 4, U = 5, Z = 6

  3. A number has been denoted to each of the given letters. Select the option from the following four possible arrangements of these numbers that forms a meaningful word.

    E = 1, N = 2, T = 3, S = 4, T = 5, D = 6, U = 7

  4. Information given below represents the number codes for the given letters. Select the combination of numbers so that the letters arranged accordingly will form a meaningful word.

    R = 1, E = 2, A = 3, C = 4, T = 5, I = 6, V = 7, E = 8  

  5. Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose the odd one.

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