Which of the following words will come third if all the words are arranged in the order of a dictionary?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Amur
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All four words begin with A; the second letter is m in Amoebas, Amundsen and Amur, and v in Avadavat, so Avadavat is last
Among the Am- words, the third letters are o (Amoebas) and u (Amundsen, Amur), so Amoebas comes first
Amundsen and Amur both begin with Amu; the fourth letters are n and r, so Amundsen comes before Amur
Order: Amoebas, Amundsen, Amur, Avadavat
The third word is Amur.