Multiple choice

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary. 1. Protest 2. Palindrome 3. Probability 4. Pathetic 5. Parking

  1. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1

  2. 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

  3. 2, 5, 1, 4, 3

  4. 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
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Explanation

Arrange the words alphabetically: Palindrome (P-a), Parking (P-a), Pathetic (P-a), Probability (P-r), Protest (P-r). Comparing Parking vs Pathetic: P-a-r-k vs P-a-t-h. 'r' comes before 't', so Parking comes before Pathetic. The order is: 2. Palindrome, 5. Parking, 4. Pathetic, 3. Probability, 1. Protest. This gives the sequence: 2, 5, 4, 3, 1.

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