SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 16

SSC CHSL - 10 March 2023 - Shift 2 • English • Q16

Some parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

There were two final
A. the story was the tale of Kunti
B. a story and a parchment.
C. gifts the sorceress gave me
D. mother of Arjun. The parchment was a map of Bharat’s many kingdoms

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. CBAD.

Logical Flow:

  • C: "gifts the sorceress gave me" This phrase introduces what the gifts are.

  • B: "a story and a parchment." This completes the phrase about the gifts.

  • A: "the story was the tale of Kunti" This explains what the story was.

  • D: "mother of Arjun. The parchment was a map of Bharat’s many kingdoms" This completes the information about Kunti and the parchment.

Correct sequence: C B A D

Final Sentence: "There were two final gifts the sorceress gave me, a story and a parchment. The story was the tale of Kunti, mother of Arjun. The parchment was a map of Bharat’s many kingdoms."

Hence, the correct sequence is CBAD.