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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Catadrome
ii. Catagenesis
iii. Catabolic
iv. Catabolism

  1. A
    ii, iii, iv, i
  2. B
    iii, iv, i, ii
  3. C
    iii, iv, ii, i
  4. D
    i, ii, iii, iv

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's arrange the words alphabetically by comparing their letters step-by-step:
All words start with "Cata-". Let's check the 5
th
letter onwards:

i. Catadrome

ii. Catagenesis

iii. Catabolic

iv. Catabolism

Comparing the 5
th
letters: 'b' comes before 'd' and 'g'. So, words starting with "Catab-" come first.

Between iii (Catabolic) and iv (Catabolism): up to the 8
th
letter "Catabol" they are identical. The 9
th
letter is 'i' in Catabolic and 'i' in Catabolism. The 10
th
letter is 'c' in Catabolic and 's' in Catabolism. Since 'c' comes before 's', iii precedes iv.

Sequence: iii, iv
Next, we compare i (Catadrome) and ii (Catagenesis) by their 5
th
letters: 'd' comes before 'g', so i precedes ii.

Final Sequence: iii, iv, i, ii
Therefore, the correct arrangement is iii, iv, i, ii.

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Catadrome
ii. Catagenesis
iii. Catabolic
iv. Catabolism
A
ii, iii, iv, i
B
iii, iv, i, ii
C
iii, iv, ii, i
D
i, ii, iii, iv

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