Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Ibn Al-Haitham wrote a book in seven volumes namely ‘Kitāb al-Manāẓir’ also known as ‘The Book of Optics.’
B. However, during the medieval period, the notable work of an Arab writer and scientist, Ibn Al-Haitham revolutionised the concept of physics.
C. During the ancient period, the development of Physics took place simultaneously with the development of astronomy.
D. In this book, Ibn Al-Haitham disproved the ancient Greek concept of vision and introduced a new theory.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. CBAD.
- Statement C is independent and introduces the theme of the paragraph "Development of Physics" hence, it will be the opening statement.
- Only the chosen option starts with "C" hence, it will be our correct answer.
- Now we have the final arrangement i.e. CBAD.
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.