Which of the following would come third if the four were arranged in the order of an English dictionary?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Notional
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 begin with N; the second letters are a (Natural, National) and o (Notorians, Notional), so the two Na- words come first
Natural and National both begin with Nat; the fourth letters are u and i, and i comes first, so National, then Natural
Notorians and Notional both begin with Not; the fourth letters are o and i, and i comes first, so Notional, then Notorians
Order: National, Natural, Notional, Notorians
The third is Notional.