Which letter group comes second from the last when the following five letter groups are arranged in the order of an English dictionary?
1. bnsoibasdjgcsas, 2. bnsoibardjjesas, 3. bnsnibasdjgeras, 4. bnsoibasdjjesas, 5. bnsoibcsdjgesas
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 4
In a dictionary, letter groups are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two groups differ decides which comes first.
All five groups begin with bns; the fourth letter is n in group 3 and o in the others, so bnsnibasdjgeras (3) comes first
The other four begin with bnsoib; the seventh letter is c in group 5 and a in groups 1, 2, 4, so bnsoibcsdjgesas (5) is last
Groups 1, 2, 4 begin with bnsoiba; the eighth letter is r in group 2 and s in groups 1 and 4, so group 2 comes next
Groups 1 and 4 both begin with bnsoibasdj; the eleventh letters are g and j, and g comes first, so group 1, then group 4
Order: 3, 2, 1, 4, 5
The group second from the last is bnsoibasdjjesas, which is group 4.