Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary. (i) Pragmatic (ii)…

To arrange the given words in dictionary order, we compare them letter by letter, starting from the first.

Step-by-Step Analysis
List the words:
(i) Pragmatic
(ii) Protect
(iii) Pastel
(iv) Postal
(v) Pebble

Compare the first letters:
All words start with 'P'. We move to the second letter.

Compare the second letters:
(i) Pr...
(ii) Pr...
(iii) Pa...
(iv) Po...
(v) Pe...

Ordering the second letters ('a', 'e', 'o', 'r'):

'a' (iii) Pastel comes first.

'e' (v) Pebble comes second.

'o' (iv) Postal comes third.

'r' (i) and (ii) come last.

Resolve words with the same second letter ('r'):
(i) Pragmatic
(ii) Protect

Comparing the third letters: 'a' in 'Pragmatic' comes before 'o' in 'Protect'.

So, (i) Pragmatic is fourth and (ii) Protect is fifth.

Final Correct Order
(iii) Pastel

(v) Pebble

(iv) Postal

(i) Pragmatic

(ii) Protect

This corresponds to the sequence: (iii), (v), (iv), (i), (ii).

Correct Option
Option B: (iii), (v), (iv), (i), (ii)