In the following questions six sentences are given. Further, these sentences…
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In the following questions six sentences are given. Further, these sentences may or may not form a contextually meaningful sequence. You have to rearrange these sentences to make a contextually meaningful paragraph. The sentence (F), which has already been highlighted, would be the LAST sentence after rearrangement. Later, answer the follow-up questions.
(A) The train initially operated on horse-drawn traffic were later replaced in 1856 by steam locomotives.
(B) The ability of Serbian Railways to transport goods and people efficiently made economic development possible.
(C) The history of rail transport in Serbia began in the mid-19th century when most of the territory was still held by the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires.
(D) Part of the line was located in Serbia passing through Bela Crkva while the rest is in Romania.
(E) The first rail line on the present-day territory of Serbia was inaugurated on 20 August 1854, between Lisava-Oravica-Bazijaš .
(F) It continued with modified business activity: engineering and technical consulting, consulting activities in the field of information technology and other information technology services etc
Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- E.
F
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Correct answer: A
Concept
To rearrange a jumbled paragraph, anchor on the opening sentence (the one that introduces the topic without depending on any earlier sentence), then follow the chain of anaphoric references (pronouns and phrases like "the line", "the train", "it") and chronological order (dates in increasing sequence). Each later sentence must connect to something already introduced.
Application to this paragraph
The passage traces the history of rail transport in Serbia. Build the chain step by step:
Opener: The sentence beginning "The history of rail transport in Serbia began in the mid-19th century..." introduces the topic and time frame with no back-reference, so it leads.
First event: "The first rail line... was inaugurated on 20 August 1854..." gives the first concrete event of that mid-19th-century history, so it comes next.
Describing that line: "Part of the line was located in Serbia passing through Bela Crkva while the rest is in Romania" uses "the line" to point back to the line just inaugurated, so it follows.
Next event on the line: "The train... were later replaced in 1856 by steam locomotives" advances the date from 1854 to 1856 and describes the trains on that same line, so it comes fourth.
Consequence: "The ability of Serbian Railways to transport goods and people efficiently made economic development possible" generalises the impact and comes fifth.
Fixed close: "It continued with modified business activity..." is given as the last sentence.
Cross-check
Reading the order as introduction (mid-19th century) -> first line in 1854 -> location of that line -> steam locomotives in 1856 -> economic impact -> closing gives a smooth, dependency-respecting and chronologically increasing narrative. The sentence sitting in the fourth position is "The train initially operated on horse-drawn traffic were later replaced in 1856 by steam locomotives", i.e. sentence A.