Given below are six sentences taken from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are numbered S1 and S2 and are placed in the first and last positions respectively and are fixed in their positions. The other four sentences between the first and last sentences are jumbled up and are numbered A, B, C, and D. Rearrange the jumbled sentences in a logical sequence keeping the unity and coherence of the paragraph intact. Choose the correct alternative that best describes the sequence.
S1. It was a close, musty, ill-ventilated place, as might be expected, since its inmate seldom left it.
A. A thick dark veil covered her face, but it was cut off close at her upper lip and disclosed a perfectly shaped mouth and a delicately rounded chin.
B. From keeping beasts in a cage, the woman seemed, by some retribution of fate, to have become herself a beast in a cage.
C. She sat now in a broken armchair in the shadowy corner of the room.
D. Long years of inaction had coarsened the lines of her figure, but at some period it must have been beautiful, and was still full and voluptuous.
S2. I could well conceive that she had indeed been a very remarkable woman.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Logical sequence of sentences:
S1 (The Introduction): It establishes the setting—a 'close, musty, ill-ventilated place' and mentions an 'inmate' who seldom leaves.
Sentence C: This follows S1 naturally by introducing the 'inmate' (the woman) and her current position within that specific room ('in a broken armchair in the shadowy corner').
Sentence D: Now that she has been introduced, the description shifts to her physical appearance, noting how 'long years of inaction' (linking back to not leaving the room in S1) have changed her, while hinting at her past beauty.
Sentence A: This provides a more specific detail of her appearance—the 'thick dark veil' and the features it reveals, which supports the idea of her beauty mentioned in sentence D.
Sentence B: This offers a metaphorical summary of her current state—comparing her to a 'beast in a cage'—which serves as a transition to the final thought.
S2 (The Conclusion): The speaker concludes that based on these observations, she must have been a 'very remarkable woman.'
The correct sequence is CDAB.
In the Question file answer is option ‘C’ which is incorrect.