Arrange the given words in the order in which they occur in a dictionary and choose the correct sequence.
1. Marine 2. Mantle 3. Margin 4. Mansion 5. Marble
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first letter that differs decides the order.
All five begin with M-a. The third letters are n (Mantle, Mansion) and r (Marine, Margin, Marble); n comes before r, so Mansion and Mantle come first
Mansion and Mantle share M-a-n; the fourth letters are s and t, so Mansion comes before Mantle
Marble, Margin and Marine share M-a-r; the fourth letters are b, g and i, so the order is Marble, Margin, Marine
The order is Mansion, Mantle, Marble, Margin, Marine, that is 4, 2, 5, 3, 1.