Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. At its height, around 1,200 years ago, the city of Calakmul had a population of about 50,000 people, but the kingdom as a whole numbered more than 1.5 million.
B. Deep in the jungle of southern Mexico lie the ruins of a city that thrived for centuries before it was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago.
C. Archaeologists have uncovered 6,750 structures here—the largest is this pyramid temple, called, simply, 'Structure 2.'
D. Calakmul was once one of the two duelling superpowers—along with Tikal—of the Classical Mayan civilisation.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. BDAC.
The given question is an example of a Para Jumble.
- Sentence B will be the first sentence because it is an independent general statement. It is talking about a city located in the jungle of southern Mexico that was abandoned more than 1000 years ago.
- Sentence D will be the next sentence because it further explains Sentence B. It tells us that the abandoned city was named Calakmul.
- Sentence A will be the next sentence because it tells about the details of Calakmul city, its population, etc.
- At last, sentence C will be used.