Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. During the celebration, many people display a set of ornamental dolls known as 'Hina' dolls.
B. Hinamatsuri is a celebration of the girls in Japan wishing them a bright future.
C. These royal-looking dolls are dressed in the clothing of the Heian period.
D. These dolls represent the Emperor, Empress and other royal representatives.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. BADC.
- Statement B is independent and defines the theme of the paragraph "Hinamatsuri" hence, it will be the opening statement.
- Statement A talks about the activity done during the celebration hence, it will come after B.
- Statement D talks about the "Hina doll" that is mentioned in statement A hence, it will come after A.
- Finally, C will come at the end of the statement.
- 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 paragraph's idea or theme 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.