Question 19

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Recent
2. Recall
3. Recipe
4. Reciprocal
5. Reason

Solution

First two letters of all the words are same so verifying the third letter.

The third letter of Reason is 'a' which is before 'c' in alphabetical order. So Reason is placed first in the dictionary order.

The alphabetical order of fourth letter of remaining words is a, e, i. Arranging the respective words in the same order, Recall is placed second, Recent is placed third.

Among Recipe and Reciprocal, the sixth letter of Recipe comes before Reciprocal in alphabetical order. So Recipe is placed fourth and Reciprocal is placed fifth.

$$\therefore\ $$The order of the givens words according to English dictionary is Reason, Recall, Recent, Recipe, Reciprocal

Hence, the correct answer is Option B


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