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Rank of a given word in dictionary order

This type of question, asked 8 times: 2021 Paper 24, 25 Jul 2022, 29 Jan 2023, 6 Apr 2023, 11 Apr 2023, 13 Apr 2023, 29 Jan 2024, 24 Jan 2026 S2. All 8 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 24

    86
    All the arrangements, with or without meaning, of the word FARMER are written excluding any word that has two RR appearing together. The arrangements are listed serially in the alphabetic order as in the English dictionary. Then the serial number of the word FARMER in this list is
  2. Question 2

    25 Jul 2022

    82
    The letters of the word 'MANKIND' are written in all possible orders and arranged in serial order as in an English dictionary. Then the serial number of the word 'MANKIND' is
  3. Question 3

    29 Jan 2023

    160
    The letters of the word OUGHT are written in all possible ways and these words are arranged as in a dictionary, in a series. Then the serial number of the word TOUGH is

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  4. Question 4

    6 Apr 2023

    161
    All the letters of the word PUBLIC are written in all possible orders and these words are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. Then the serial number of the word PUBLIC is

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  5. Question 5

    11 Apr 2023

    167
    If the letters of the word MATHS are permuted and all possible words so formed are arranged as in a dictionary with serial numbers, then the serial number of the word THAMS is

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  6. Question 6

    13 Apr 2023

    161
    All words, with or without meaning, are made using all the letters of the word MONDAY. These words are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. The serial number of the word MONDAY is

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  7. Question 7

    29 Jan 2024

    82
    All the letters of the word "GTWENTY" are written in all possible ways with or without meaning and these words are written as in a dictionary. The serial number of the word "GTWENTY" IS
  8. Question 8

    24 Jan 2026 S2

    59
    The letters of the word "UDAYPUR" are written in all possible ways with or without meaning and these words are arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word "UDAYPUR" is :

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