SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 56

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 18th Nov 2020 • English • Q56

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

A. He heard some robbers planning to commit a robbery at the moneylender’s house.

B. A man was roaming in the village at night.

C. However, the robbers outnumbered him and overpowered him easily.

D. He followed them and confronted them boldly.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. BADC.

The given question is an example of para jumbles.

Sentence B will be the introductory sentence as it introduces man roaming in the village.

Sentence A will be the next as it tells what the man heard while roaming in the night.

Sentence D will be the following sentence as it tells how he faced the robbers.

Sentence C will be the last sentence as it concludes the para.

The correct sequence is:

B. A man was roaming in the village at night.

A. He heard some robbers planning to commit a robbery at the moneylender’s house.

D. He followed them and confronted them boldly.

C. However, the robbers outnumbered him and overpowered him easily.