Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. These lotteries organised by State Governments sell dreams.
B. Lured by this, millions of poor people waste their hard-earned money.
C. Crores of rupees and gold are offered as prizes.
D. People buy lotteries hoping to become rich overnight.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. DACB.
- Statement D is independent and introduces the theme of the paragraph "Lotteries" hence, it will be the opening statement.
- Statement A contains the pronoun "These" that is used for the noun "lotteries" hence, A will follow D.
- Statement C shows the result of playing "lotteries" hence, it will come after A.
- Finally, B will come at the end of the statement.
- Now we have the final arrangement i.e. DACB.
The chosen option is the same as the final arrangement hence, it will be correct.
Some common rules that help while solving the Para Jumbles:-
- Read the paragraph carefully and try to comprehend the idea or theme of the paragraph and eliminate the irrelevant options.
- Try to identify the opening (Independent statement) and closing statement (Concluding statement).
- Try to identify the mandatory pairs. Two sentences can be connected through various connectors.
- If a statement starts with Pronoun, find the noun for which the pronoun is used, both the statements containing noun and pronoun will form a pair respectively.