Question

If you arrange these occasions in alphabetical order in English- which one comes last - Diwali, Durga Ashtami, Dussehra, Dhanteras?
Durga Ashtami
Diwali
Dussehra
Dhanteras

Answer 1

♣ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ :

If you arrange these occasions in alphabetical order in English- which one comes last - Diwali, Durga Ashtami, Dussehra, Dhanteras?

⚪️ Durga Ashtami

⚪️ Diwali

⚪️ Dussehra

⚪️ Dhanteras

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♣ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ :

⚪️ Durga Ashtami

⚪️ Diwali

⚪️ Dussehra ✅

⚪️ Dhanteras

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♣ ᴄᴀʟᴄᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ :

We are asked arrange these occasions in alphabetical order in English-

Sequential order of words  according to dictionary

Durga Ashtami

Diwali

Dussehra

Dhanteras

Now comparing first letter in every word :

Durga Ashtami

Diwali

Dussehra

Dhanteras

The first letter is same

Compare second letter in every word :

Durga Ashtami

Diwali

Dussehra

Dhanteras

So the alphabetical order sequence we get now is :

Dhanteras

Diwali

Durga Ashtami  or Dussehra

Dussehra  or Durga Ashtami  

Comaring "Dussehra" and "Durga Ashtami" :

Compare third word in "Dussehra" and "Durga Ashtami" :

Dussehra

Durga Ashtami

So now Durga Ashtami is before Dussehra  in alphabetical order

So alphabetical order sequence :

Dhanteras

Diwali

Durga Ashtami

Dussehra

So last one is Dussehra  our answer will be Dussehra

Answer 2

If you arrange the given festival names in English alphabetical order, then the festival "Dussehra" comes last.

Alphabetical Order:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

Now, see the words letter wise. All the words are starting with the letter D. So, see the second letter.

Coming to the next step, the letter 'U' is in second place in two words- Durga Ashtami and Dussehra.

Now, see the third letter of these two words. The letter R is in third place in the Durga Ashtami word. The letter 'S' is in third place in Dussehra word.

The letter 'S' is the successive letter of 'R'. Hence, Among the given festival names, Dussehra comes last.

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