NIMCET 2009 — Reasoning PYQ
NIMCET | Reasoning | 2009All the letters of the word ‘INDIA are permuted in all possible ways and the words so formed are written as in dictionary then the 58th word in the list is
Choose the correct answer:
- A.
NIIDA
- B.
INIDA
- C.
NIDIA
(Correct Answer) - D.
NIDAI
NIDIA
Explanation
1. Analyze the Letters:
The word is INDIA.
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Total letters: 5
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Repeated letters: I appears 2 times.
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Letters in alphabetical order: A, D, I, I, N
2. Finding words starting with 'A':
If 'A' is fixed at the first position, we arrange the remaining letters (D, I, I, N):
(Total count so far: 12)
3. Finding words starting with 'D':
If 'D' is fixed at the first position, we arrange the remaining letters (A, I, I, N):
(Total count so far: 12 + 12 = 24)
4. Finding words starting with 'I':
If 'I' is fixed at the first position, we arrange the remaining letters (A, D, I, N). Since only one 'I' remains, there are no duplicates to divide by:
(Total count so far: 24 + 24 = 48)
5. Finding words starting with 'N':
We need the 58th word. We have reached 48. We need 10 more words starting with 'N'.
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Words starting with 'NA': Fix 'N' and 'A', arrange (D, I, I):
Number of words=2!3!=3(Total count: 48 + 3 = 51)
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Words starting with 'ND': Fix 'N' and 'D', arrange (A, I, I):
Number of words=2!3!=3(Total count: 51 + 3 = 54)
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Words starting with 'NI': Fix 'N' and 'I', arrange (A, D, I):
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Alphabetical order of these words:
55. NIADI
56. NIAID
57. NIDAI
58. NIDIA
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Final Answer:
The 58th word is NIDIA.
Correct Option: (c)

