Dear Readers,
Directions (1-3): In each of the following questions, four words are given. Which of them will come at the third if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary.
Q1.
(a) Dream
(b) Drought
(c) Discourage
(d) Delight
Ans.(a)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Delight, Discourage, Dream, Drought
Q2.
(a) Inspire
(b) Intelligent
(c) Indulgent
(d) Increment
Ans.(a)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Increment, Indulgent, Inspire, Intelligent
Q3.
(a) Glamorous
(b) Gladiator
(c) Gloom
(d) Glucose
Ans.(c)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Gladiator, Glamorous, Gloom, Glucose
Q4. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(a) Trajectory
(b) Traveller
(c) Transverse
(d) Translate
Ans.(a)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Trajectory, Translate, Transverse, Traveller
Q5. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes last.
(a) Affiliated
(b) Analogous
(c) Address
(d) Affective
Ans.(b)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Address, Affective, Affiliated, Analogous
Q6. Arrange the given words as in a dictionary and tick the one that come second.
(a) Omnipresent
(b) Omission
(c) Obligation
(d) Orientation
Ans.(b)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Obligation, Omission, Omnipresent, Orientation
Q7. Arrange the given words in the alphabetical order and tick the one that comes third.
(a) Eloquent
(b) Emission
(c) Eradication
(d) Efficient
Ans.(b)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Efficient, Eloquent, Emission, Eradication
Directions (8-9): In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the correct sequence.
Q8.
1. Rhetoric
2. Regret
3. Resignation
4. Record
5. Ratchet
(a) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
(b) 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
(c) 5, 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
Ans.(b)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
5. Ratchet , 4. Record, 2. Regret, 3. Resignation, 1. Rhetoric
Q9.
1. Solution
2. Solvent
3. Someone
4. Surmounted
5. Solitude
6. Summon
(a) 3, 5, 1, 4, 6, 2
(b) 5, 1, 3, 6, 4, 2
(c) 3, 1, 5, 4, 6, 2
(d) 5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 4
Ans.(d)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
5. Solitude, 1. Solution, 2. Solvent, 3. Someone, 6. Summon, 4. Surmounted
Q10. If the words in the sentences, “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream” are rearranged in the alphabetical order, which will come at the sixth place?
(a) we
(b) you
(c) scream
(d) ice
Ans.(c)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
“all cream for I ice scream we you”
Q11. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes second last.
(a) Keratin
(b) Kingdom
(c) Kindness
(d) Kudos
Ans.(b)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Keratin, Kindness, Kingdom, Kudos
Q12. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes last.
(a) Trigger
(b) Trending
(c) Tremendous
(d) Trailer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Trailer, Tremendous, Trending, Trigger
Q13. If the alternate letters in the given alphabet starting from A are written in small and rest all in capital which of the following will represent the MARVELOUS?
(a) MaRVeLous
(b) maRVeLoUs
(c) maRVeLous
(d) MaRVeLOus
Ans.(c)
Sol. The new letters-series is:
a B c D e F g H i J k L m
N o P q R s T u V w X y Z
Clearly, ‘MARVELOUS’ will be written as ‘maRVeLous’.
Q14. If each of the twelve digits on a watch is replaced by English vowels a, e, i, o, u in sequence (1 by a, 2 by e, and so on and so forth), the minute hand will be at which vowel at 9.30 a.m.?
(a) a
(b) o
(c) u
(d) i
Ans.(a)
Sol.
The clock is as shown in the adjoining figure.
Clearly, at 9.30 a.m. the minute hand will be at a.
Q15. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes last.
(a) Lavishing
(b) Latitude
(c) Lavender
(d) Language
Ans.(a)
Sol. Order according to dictionary:
Language, Latitude, Lavender, Lavishing
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