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 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Paralysis
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 Paral; the sixth letter is l in Parallelism and y in the other three, so Parallelism comes first
Among the Paraly- words, the seventh letters are s (Paralyse, Paralysis) and t (Paralytic), so Paralytic is last
Paralyse and Paralysis both begin with Paralys; the eighth letters are e and i, so Paralyse comes before Paralysis
Order: Parallelism, Paralyse, Paralysis, Paralytic
The third word is Paralysis.