Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. “Today, respect is shown in different ways,” she said, “students have a more questioning bent of mind.”
B. Vidya Subramaniam occupies a small but privileged place in the dance world that has seen the old guard giving place to the new.
C. Back in the day, respect meant not sitting on even the same level as one’s gurus but that’s no longer true, especially for those who live in Western milieus.
D. For instance, she spoke of how the very idea of ‘respect’ has changed over time.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. BDCA.
- Statement B is independent and introduces the character of the paragraph "Vidya Subramaniam" hence, it will be the opening statement.
- Statement D contains the pronoun "she" that is used for "Vidya Subramaniam" hence, it will follow B.
- Statement C and A will come respectively as they contain "Back, today" respectively.
- Now we have the final arrangement i.e. BDCA.
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.