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13. LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF WORDS

In t h i s type of questions, a group of words is given. The candidate is required
to arrange these words in a meaningful order such as t h e sequence of occurrence of
events, sequence from a part to the whole, sequence of increasing/decreasing size,
value, intensity etc., and then choose the correct sequence accordingly.
Ex. 1. Arrange the following in a meaningful sequence :
1. Consultation 2. Illness 3. Doctor
4. Treatment 5. Recovery
(a) 2,3,1,4,5 (b) 2,3,4,1,5 (c) 4,3,1,2,5 (d) 5,1,4,3,2
Sol. We know t h a t illness occurs first. One then goes to the doctor and after
consultation w i t h him, undergoes treatment to finally a t t a i n recovery.
Thus, the correct order is 2, 3, 1, 4, 5.
Hence, the answer is (a).
E x . 2. Arrange the following in a logical order:
1. Euphoria 2. Happiness 3. Ambivalence
4. Ecstasy 5. Pleasure
(a) 4,1,3,2,5 (6) 3,2,5,1,4 (c) 2,1,3,4,5 (d) 1,4,2,5,3
Sol. A l l the given words stand for VJoy\ but the intensity increases in the order —
Ambivalence, Happiness, Pleasure, Euphoria, Ecstasy.
Thus, the correct order is 3, 2, 5, 1, 4.
Hence, the answer is (6).
Ex. 3. Arrange the following in a meaningful order, from particular to general :
1. Family 2. Community 3. Member
4. Locality 5. Country
(a) 3,1,2,4,5 (b) 3,1,2,5,4 • (c) 3,1,4,2,5 (dl3,1,4,5,2
(Asstt. Grade, 1996)
Sol. Clearly, a member is a part of a family, which in t u r n is a part of community.
The community lives in a locality which lies w i t h i n a countiy.
Thus, the correct order is 3, 1, 2, 4, 5.
Hence, the answer is (a).

EXERCISE 13
Directions (Questions I to 33): in each of the following questionMf arrange
the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appro-
priate sequence from amongst the alternatives provided below each question.
1. 1. B i r t h 2. Death 3. Funeral
4. Marriage 5. Education (Asstt Grade, 1995)
(a) 4,5,3,1,2 (b) 2,3,4,5,1 (c) 1,5,4,2,3 (d) 1,3,4,5,2
2. 1. Site 2. Plan 3. Rent
4. Money 5. Building (Central Excise, 1996)
(a) 4,1,2,5,3 (6) 3,4,2,5,1 (c) 2,3,5,1,4 (d) 1,2,3,5,4
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3. 1. Table 2. Tree 3. Wood
4. Seed 5. Plant (C.B.L 1994)
(a) 4,5,3,2,1 (b) 4,5,2,3,1 (c) 1,3,2,4,5 ( d ) 1,2,3,4,5
4. 1. College 2. Child 3. Salary
4. School 5. Employment (Central Excise, 1992)
(a) 1,2,4,3,5 (6) 2,4,1,5,3 (c) 4,1,3,5,2 id) 5,3,2,1,4
5. 1. Reading 2. Composing 3. Writing 4. Printing
(a) 1,3,2,4 (6) 2,3,4,1 (c) 3,1,2,4 (d) 3,2,4,1
(Railways, 199S)
6. 1. Cutting 2. Dish 3. Vegetable
4. Market 5. Cooking (Asstt. Grade, 1994)
(a) 1,2,4,5,3 (b) 3,2,5,1,4 (c) 4,3,1,5,2 (d) 5,3,2,1,4
7. 1. Income 2. Status 3. Education
4. Well-being 5. Job - (S.S.C. 1993)
(a) 1,3,2,5,4 (6) 1,2,5,3,4 (c) 3,1,5,2,4 (<f) 3,5,1,2,4
8. 1. Milky way 2. Sun 3. Moon
4. Earth 5. Stars (C.BJL 1993)
(ft) 4,3,2,5,1 (6) 3,4,2,5,1 (c) 2,3,4,5,1 <d) 1,4,3,2,5
9. 1. Sea 2. Rivulet 3. Ocean
4. River 5. Glacier (I. Tax & Central Excise, 1996)
(a) 5,4,3,2, 1 (6) 5,4,2,3,1 (c) 5,2,4,1,3 (d) 5,2,1,3,4
10. 1. Poverty 2. Population 3. Death
4. Unemployment 5. Disease (S.8.C. 1996)
(a) 3,4,2,5,1 (6) 2,4,1,5,3 (c) 2,3,4,5,1 <d) 1,2,3,4,5
11. 1. Yam 2. Plant 3. Saree
4. Cotton 5. Cloth (Asstt. Grade, 1996)
(a) 2,4,1,5,3 (6) 2,4,3,5,1 (c) 2,4,5,1,3 (d) 2,4,5,3,1
12. 1. Puberty 2. Adulthood 3. Childhood
4. Infancy 6. Senescence (UJXC. 1996)
(a) 5,2,3,4,1 (6) 4,3,2,1,5 (c) 4,3,1,2,5 (d) 2,4,3,1,5
13. 1. Windows 2. Walls 3. Floor
4. Foundation 5. Roof 6. Room (C.BJ. 1995)
(a) 4,5,3,2,1,6 (6) 4,3,5,6,2,1 (c) 4,2,1,5,3,6 (d) 4,1,5,6,2,3
14. 1. Post-box 2. Letter 3. Envelope
4. Delivery 5. Clearance
(a) 3,2,4,5,1 (6) 3,2,1,5,4 (c) 3,2,1,4,5 (d) 2,3,1,4,5
15. 1. Key 2. Door 3. Lock
4. Room 5. Switch on (Asrtt. Grade, 1995)
(a) 5,1,2,4,3 (6) 4,2,1,5,3 (c) 1,2,3,5,4 (d) 1,3,2,4,5
16. 1. Gold 2. Iron 3. Sand
4. Platinum 5. Diamond (Asstt. Grade, 1997)
(6) 3,2,1,5,4 (c) 4,5,1,3,2 (d) 5,4,3,2,1
(a) 2,4,3,6,1
17. 1. Cut 2. Put on 3. Mark
4. Measure 5. Tailor (Central Excise, 1994)
(a) 4,3,1,5,2 (6) 3,1,5,4,2 (c) 2,4,3,1,5 (d) 1,3,2,4,5

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18. 1. Rainbow 2. Rain 3. Sun

4. Happy 5. Child (S.S.C. 1993)
(a) 2,1,4.3.5 (6) 2,3,1,5,4 (c) 4,2,3,5,1 id) 4,5,1,2,3
19. 1. Study 2. Job 3. Examination
4. Earn 5. Apply a. Tax A Central Excise, 1992)
(a) 1,2,3,4.5 (6) 1,3,2,5,4 (c) 1,3,5,4,2 id) 1,3,5,2,4
20. 1. Shoulder 2. Wrist 3. Elbow
4. Palm 5. Finger
(a) 5.4.2,3,1 ib) 3,4,5,2,1 (c) 3,1,4,2,5 (<*) 2,4,5,3,1
21. 1. Frog 2. Eagle 3. Grasshopper
4. Snake 5. Grass (S.S.C. 1996)
(a) 5.3,4,2,1 (6) 5,3,1,4,2 (c) 3,4,2,5,1 id) 1,3,5,2,4
22. 1. Punishment 2. Prison 3. Arrest
4. Crime 5. Judgement (Asstt. Grade, 1996)
(a) 5,1,2.3.4 (6) 4,3,5,2,1 (c) 4,3,5,1,2 id) 2,3,1,4,5
23. 1. Child 2. Job 3. Marriage
4. Infant 5. Education (8.8.C. 1993)
(a) 1,3,5,2,4 (b) 3,5,2,1,4 ic) 4,1,3,5,2 (d) 4,1,5,2,3
24. 1. Mother 2. Child 3. Milk
4. Cry 5. Smile (Asstt. Grade, 1995)
(a) 1,5,2.4,3 ib) 2,4,1,3,5 (c) 2,4,3,1,5 (d) 3,2,1,5,4
25. 1. Travel 2. Destination 3. Payment
4. Berth/Seat number 5. Reservation
6. Availability of berth/seat for reservation
(a) 6,2,5,4,3,1 (6) 5,3,4,1,6,2 (c) 2,6,3,5,4,1 (d) 1,2,5,4,3,6
(Central Excise, 1994)
26. 1. Curd 2. Grass 3. Butter
4. Milk 5. Cow (Asstt. Grade, 1994)
ia) 5,2,4,1,3 ib) 5,2,3,4,1 ic) 4,2,5,3,1 id) 2,5,4,3,1
27. 1. Elephant 2. Cat 3. Mosquito
4. Tiger 5. Whale (Asstt Grade. 1996)
ia) 1,3,5,442 ib) 2,5,1,4,3 (c) 3,2,4,1,5 id) 5,3,1,2,4
28. 1. Probation 2. Interview 3. Selection
4. Appointment 5. Advertisement 6. Application
(a) 5,6,2,3,4,1 ib) 5,6,3,2,4,1 ic) 5,6,4,2,3,1 id) 6,5,4,2,3.1
29. 1. District 2. Village 3. State 4. Town
ia) 2,1,4,3 (6) 2,3,4,1 ic) 2,4,1,3 id) 3,2,1,4
(S.S.C. 1996)
30. 1. Index 2. Contents 3. Title
4. Chapters 5. Introduction
(a) 3,2,5,1,4 (6) 2,3,4.5.1 (c) 5.1.4.2.3 id) 3,2,5,4,1
31. 1. Country 2. Furniture 3. Forest
4. Wood 5. Trees (S.8.C. 1993)
(a) 1,3,5.4.2 ib) 1.4.3.2.5 ic) 2,4,3.1,5 id) 5,2,3,1,4

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32. 1. Protect 2. Pressure 3. Relief

4. Rain 5. Flood (I. Tai & Central Excise, 1994)
(a) 2,4,3,1,5 (b) 2.4,5,1,3 (c) 2,5,4,1,3 (d) 3,2,4,5,1
33. 1. A n d h r a Pradesh 2. Universe 3. T i r u p a t h i
4. World 5. India (Asstt. Grade, 1996)
(a) 1,5,3,2,4 (6) 2,1,3,5,4 (c) 3.1,5,4,2 (d> 5,4,2,1.3
34. Arrange the following in a meaningful order : (C.B.1.1997)
Doctor, Fever, Medicine, Medical shop
(а) Medicine, Doctor, Medical shop, Fever
(б) Doctor. Medical shop, Medicine, Fever
(c) Fever, Doctor, Medical shop. Medicine
(d) Medical shop. Medicine, Fever, Doctor
35. Which would be the proper order of the following (in ascending order) ?
1. T r i l l i o n 2. Thousand 3. Billion
4. Hundred 5. M i l l i o n (8.8.C. 1993)
(a) 1,2,4,3,5 (6) 1,5,3,2,4 (c) 4,2,3,5,1 (cf) 4,2,5,3,1
36. W h i c h of the following number sequences represents a correct sequence from a
part to the whole ?
1. Caste 2. Family 3. Newly married couple
4. Clan 5. Species (C.BJ. 1993)
(a) 2,3.1.4,5 (b) 3,2,1,4,5 (c) 3,4,5,1,2 (d) 4,5,3,2,1
37. Arrange the following items from general to particular :
1. A n i m a l 2. Feline 3. Leopard
4. M a m m a l 5. Vertebrate 6. Cat
(o) 1.5.4,2,3.6 (b) 1,4,3,2,5,6 (c) 1.3,5,4,2.6 (d) 1,2,3,4,5,6
38. Which number sequence of the following represents a correct sequence from
small to big ?
1. Bungalow 2. Flat 3. Cottage
4. House 5. Palace 6. Mansion
(a) 3,2,1,4,6,5 (6) 3,2,4,1,5,6 (c) 3,2,4,1,6,5 (d) 5,6,4,1,2,3

ANSWERS
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (6) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (6) 9. (c) 10. (6)
11. (o) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (6) 15. (d) 16. (6) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (a)
21. (b) 22. (c) 23. id) 24. (6) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (d)
31. (a) 32. (6) 33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (d) 36. (6) 37. (a) 38. (c)

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