SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 45

SSC CPO - 10 Dec 2025 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q45

In dictionary order, which comes first?
THRILL, THRESH, THRONE, THROB

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Words: THRILL, THRESH, THRONE, THROB

All start with THR, so check next letter:

THRESH → E

THRILL → I

THRONE → O

THROB → O

So, order till now:

THRESH → THRILL → (THROB, THRONE)

Now compare THROB & THRONE:

THROB → next letter B

THRONE → next letter N

Since B comes before N,

Final order:

‘THRESH’ comes at first.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.