Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Because their bodies were so well protected from decay in the permafrost, their genetic material remained intact.
B. Using their genetic material scientists at Harvard University are researching ways to bring the mammoth back to life.
C. The last mammoths lived as recently as 4,000 years ago.
D. Their well-preserved bodies can be found frozen in the tundra of Siberia.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. CDAB
- The best approach to go about such a question is by finding the opening statement followed by pair of sentences.
- Since Sentence C talks about mammoths that lived for 4000 years, it will be our opening statement.
- Sentence D is clearly in continuation of sentence C as it talks about the well-preserved bodies of mammoths.
- Sentence A pairs up with Sentence D as it adds further information about the well-preserved bodies of mammoths.
- Sentence B will be our closing statement as it talks about the usage of their genetic materials.
The correct sentence is-
The last mammoths lived as recently as 4,000 years ago. Their well-preserved bodies can be found frozen in the tundra of Siberia. Because their bodies were so well protected from decay in the permafrost, their genetic material remained intact. Using their genetic material scientists at Harvard University are researching ways to bring the mammoth back to life.