SSC CPO 2021 PYQ — Question 126

SSC CPO Tier II - 8 Nov 2021 • English • Q126

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. Plants on the farms died whenever the wind brought ashes from the volcano.

B. And birds fell from the sky, dying before they reached the ground.

C. After the eruption of the Paricutin volcano, for 100 miles no green thing, not even grass, could live.

D. The volcano had brought complete ruin to seven villages in the valley.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. CABD.

C describes the general devastation caused by the volcano over a large area.

A specifies how plants were affected.

B details the effect on birds.

D concludes with the overall destruction of villages.

The order CABD flows logically, covering the broad impact first, then specific effects, and ending with a summary of the devastation.