Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Mahatma Gandhi got a doctor to volunteer his services for six months.
B. Health conditions in Champaran were miserable.
C. The doctor gave quinine to malaria patients and the ointment with castor oil to those with skin eruptions.
D. Only three medicines were available- castor oil, quinine and sulphur ointment.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. BADC.
While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them. Also, the first sentence of a passage is usually independent and introduces a topic. The second one provides more information about it.
Steps to arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph:
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The sentence B is independent of any other sentences as it is giving general information about "Health conditions in Champaran". Hence, B is the first part.
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The noun "doctor" mentioned in the sentence A is linked with the phrase 'Health conditions' mentioned in the sentence 'B'. Hence, A follows B.
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The noun "quinine" mentioned in the sentence C refers back to the 'quinine' mentioned in the sentence D. Hence, C follows D.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 1 i.e. BADC.
The paragraph is: Health conditions in Champaran were miserable. Mahatma Gandhi got a doctor to volunteer his services for six months. Only three medicines were available- castor oil, quinine and sulphur ointment The doctor gave quinine to malaria patients and the ointment with castor oil to those with skin eruptions.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. BADC.