Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. The mountaineers set up a camp at a height of 15000 feet.
B. Then they started climbing.
C. They struggled up a steep slope and stopped at a height of 20000 feet.
D. There they stayed for a week to get accustomed to the climate.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e ADBC.
The given question is an example of para jumbles.
Sentence A will be the introductory line as it talks about the mountaineers and setting up a camp.
Sentence D will follow A because after setting up the camp they can stay there.
Sentence B will be following sentence D as after getting accustomed they start to climb.
Sentence C will be the last sentence as it concludes the para.
The correct sequence is:
A. The mountaineers set up a camp at a height of 15000 feet.
D. There they stayed for a week to get accustomed to the climate.
B. Then they started climbing.
C. They struggled up a steep slope and stopped at a height of 20000 feet.