Directions : In each of the questions given below three words are given in…

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Directions : In each of the questions given below three words are given in bold. These words may or may not be in their correct position. Following each sentence few sequences are provided. Select the sequence of the words which will make the given sentence contextually meaningful.

The scientist's obfuscated (A) on quantum physics was filled with technical terms that presentation (B) the topic for most of the audience, leaving them bewildered (C) and struggling to grasp the concepts.

  1. A.

    BAC

  2. B.

    ACB

  3. C.

    BCA

  4. D.

    Both (A) and (C)

  5. E.

    All (A), (B) and (C)

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Correct answer: A

Concept

This is a word-swap question: three bold words are placed in slots A, B and C, and you must put the right word in each slot so the sentence reads naturally. The test is grammatical role plus meaning - a slot that needs a noun must receive a noun, a slot that needs a verb must receive a verb, and each word's sense must fit its surroundings.

Application

Read each slot and ask what part of speech and meaning it requires:

  1. Slot A - 'The scientist's ___ on quantum physics was filled with technical terms'. The blank is the subject noun (something the scientist gives). 'presentation' (a talk/lecture) is the noun that fits here.

  2. Slot B - 'technical terms that ___ the topic for most of the audience'. The blank is a verb acting on 'the topic'. 'obfuscated' (made unclear/confusing) is the verb that fits here.

  3. Slot C - 'leaving them ___ and struggling to grasp the concepts'. The blank describes the audience's state. 'bewildered' (confused) already fits, so it stays.

Placing the words by their required role gives the sequence: A takes 'presentation', B takes 'obfuscated', C keeps 'bewildered' - written as the slot-letters of the words moved into A, B, C this is B, A, C.

Cross-check

Substitute back: 'The scientist's presentation on quantum physics was filled with technical terms that obfuscated the topic for most of the audience, leaving them bewildered and struggling to grasp the concepts.' Every clause now reads naturally, confirming the sequence BAC.

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