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Q.

The letters of the word "UDAYPUR" are written in all possible ways with or without meaning and these words are arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word "UDAYPUR" is :

  1. A

    1580

  2. B

    1578

  3. C

    1579

  4. D

    1581

Solution

Letters of UDAYPUR in alphabetical order: A, D, P, R, U, U, Y (U repeats twice).

Count words starting with each letter before U:

Starting with A, D, P, or R: remaining 6 letters with U repeating each. Total .

Now words starting with U (use first U; remaining letters A, D, P, R, U, Y — all distinct):

UA__: .

UDA__ with next letter before Y from : UDAP, UDAR, UDAU each contribute . Total .

UDAY__: remaining letters P, R, U. Before UDAYPUR alphabetically: UDAYPRU . Then UDAYPUR is next.

Rank .

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