Question

When the following words are arranged in dictionary order, the third position word is: INVENT, INVENTION, INNOVATION, INVEST

• A. INVENT
• B. INVENTION
• C. INNOVATION
• D. INVEST

Hint:

When sorting words in dictionary order, consider the first differing letter from the left.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To solve this problem, we need to arrange the given words in lexicographical (dictionary) order. The words are:

• INVENT
• INVENTION
• INNOVATION
• INVEST

Dictionary order refers to the way words are organized based on the alphabetical sequence of their letters. We will compare them letter by letter:

• INNOVATION comes first because after "INNO", it contains "V" which is lower than "VE" in "INVENT" and "INVEST".
• INVENT follows because it contains just "INVENT" which is complete and smaller than "INVENTION".
• INVENTION comes after "INVENT" as it shares the same letters initially but is longer.
• INVEST comes last because the sequence "INVES" is higher than "INVENT" but the same "INV" as previous.

Therefore, arranged in dictionary order, the words are:

1. INNOVATION
2. INVENT
3. INVENTION
4. INVEST

The word in the third position is INVENTION.