Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. From the outer entrance itself he had noticed that there was no one inside.
B. It was quite dark by the time Raman turned into the lane and reached the temple.
C. On entering the main temple, he prostrated before the goddess, got up and then sat directly in front of the idol.
D. However, an oil lamp which was burning before the idol of Kaali Ma lit up the place and he could go up the steps.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. BADC.
- Statement B is independent and introduces the theme of the paragraph which is about "Raman and the temple". Hence, it will be the opening statement.
- Statement B mentions "Raman has reached the temple" and statement A mentions "the entrance". After reaching the temple anyone would first encounter the entrance. Hence, A will follow B.
- Only the chosen option starts with B hence, it will be our correct choice.
- Now we have the final arrangement i.e. BADC.
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.