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Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in English dictionary?

1) Persecute

2) Personal

3) Persistent

4) Performance

5) Perfection

This question was previously asked in
SSC Selection Post 2019 Graduation Level Question Paper (16 Oct, 2019) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

5, 4, 1, 3, 2

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

Computer Science: Sorting algorithms rely on alphabetical or numerical order. Data Analysis: Ordering text data for easier processing and reading. Search Engines: Ordering search results or indexing web pages. Mastering dictionary order improves vocabulary skills and understanding of alphabetical systems.

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Important Questions from Dictionary or Alphabet Based

  1. Each vowel in the word BACHELOR is changed to the letter following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order. If each letter, thus formed is arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be fourth from the Left?

  2. Write the following words in the order they appear in the dictionary.

    1. Wailer

    2. Wader

    3. Waking

    4. Waling

    5. Waggon

  3. Write the following words according to the order in which they appear in the dictionary.

    1. Lamellosities

    2. Lamellibranch

    3. Lamprophonies

    4. Lamprophonias

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  4. If in the word "SPIRITUAL", position of second and fifth letter is interchanged, similarly position of fourth and sixth letter is interchanged with seventh and ninth letters respectively, then how many pair of letters in the new word have as many letters between them (either forward or backward) as they have in the English alphabet series?

  5. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each letter in the word AMPLIFY is arranged in alphabetical order?

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