Select the option that gives the order in which the given words would appear in a dictionary.
1. VICTORY, 2. VISTA, 3. VISHAL, 4. VOICE, 5. VORACIOUS
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 13245
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All five words begin with V; the second letter is I in VICTORY, VISTA and VISHAL, and O in VOICE and VORACIOUS, so the VI- words come first
Among the VI- words, the third letters are C (VICTORY) and S (VISTA, VISHAL), so VICTORY comes first
VISHAL and VISTA both begin with VIS; the fourth letters are H and T, so VISHAL comes before VISTA
VOICE and VORACIOUS: third letters I and R, so VOICE comes before VORACIOUS
Order: VICTORY (1), VISHAL (3), VISTA (2), VOICE (4), VORACIOUS (5)
The sequence is 13245.