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Question

Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary?
1 universe
2 unicorn
3 understood
4 unhappy
5 uniform

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

Dictionary Word Order Explained

To determine the correct dictionary order for the words universe, unicorn, understood, unhappy, and uniform, we compare them letter by letter.

Step-by-Step Word Sorting

  1. Compare First Letter: All words begin with 'u'.
  2. Compare Second Letter: All words have 'n' as the second letter (un-).
  3. Compare Third Letter:
    • understood -> 'd'
    • unhappy -> 'h'
    • unicorn -> 'i'
    • uniform -> 'i'
    • universe -> 'i'
    Based on the third letter, 'd' comes first, so understood (3) is the first word. 'h' comes next, placing unhappy (4) second. The remaining words all have 'i' as the third letter.
  4. Compare Fourth Letter (for 'uni-' words):
    • unicorn -> 'c'
    • uniform -> 'f'
    • universe -> 'v'
    Comparing 'c', 'f', and 'v', the alphabetical order is 'c', 'f', 'v'. This places unicorn (2) next, followed by uniform (5), and finally universe (1).

Final Dictionary Order

Combining the steps, the correct dictionary order is:

  • understood (3)
  • unhappy (4)
  • unicorn (2)
  • uniform (5)
  • universe (1)

This corresponds to the sequence 3, 4, 2, 5, 1.

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Important Questions from Order of Words

  1. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary. 1. Change 2. Chance 3. Channel 4. Chant 5. Chancellor

  2. Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

    A: by the doctor to drink

    B: the lady was compelled

    C: such a vile medicine that

    D: but killed by him

    E: she was ill

  3. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

    a. Nowadays, society has become corrupted by cunning, manipulative and toxic people. 
    b. The responsibility should be taken by mentally strong people. 
    c .There lies a responsibility for others to make society a better place to live in. 
    d. Being robust, they can devote their time or resources to change noxious individuals.

  4. Parts of sentences are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful paragraph. The first part "R." is fixed.

    R. Mahatma Gandhi led a long struggle against untouchability 
    A. Dr B R Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution, belonged to the lower 
    B. Such as entry into temples and public places 
    C. And worked for the welfare of the so called lower castes 
    D. Caste and made many efforts to secure basic rights for them

  5. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)
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