Mark the correct alternative in the following:

If the letters of the word KRISNA are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word KRISNA is


We have, 6 objects {K}, {R}, {I}, {S}, {N}, {A}.


So, the total number of words that can be formed using the letters of the word “KRISNA” = 6!


= 720.


Writing the letters of the word “KRISNA” alphabetically, i.e. {A}, {I}, {K}, {N}, {R}, {S}.



Hence, there are 323 words before “KRISNA”, then the rank of the word “KRISNA” is (323 + 1)


= 324.

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