MAH-CET 2026 — Reasoning PYQ

Step 1: Understand the objective

To arrange the given words in alphabetical order, we look at the first letter of each word and follow the sequence of the standard English alphabet from $A$ to $Z$.

Step 2: Compare the first letters

Let's extract the starting letter of each word:

• Apple $\to$ Starts with $A$

• Ball $\to$ Starts with $B$

• Cat $\to$ Starts with $C$

• Dog $\to$ Starts with $D$

Step 3: Arrange according to the dictionary sequence

The standard order of these letters in the English alphabet is:

$$A\to B\to C\to D$$

Since the words are already ordered by their initial letters ($A,B,C,D$), their correct alphabetical arrangement remains exactly as given:

$$\text{Apple, Ball, Cat, Dog}$$

Correct Answer

The correct alphabetical order is Apple, Ball, Cat, Dog.

The correct option is (a) Apple, Ball, Cat, Dog.