Directions 135 -140 Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E, and F in…

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Directions 135 -140

Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E, and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below.
A. Moving eastward, we encounter the Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi, Bengali, and Assamese, which dominate the Northern and Eastern plains, originating from Sanskrit.
B. This journey reveals a fascinating tapestry of linguistic evolution, influenced by migrations, invasions, and cultural exchanges over millennia.
C. India's linguistic landscape is incredibly diverse, showcasing a remarkable transition in languages from its far northwest to the easternmost regions.
D. Further south and east, the Dravidian family, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, forms a distinct and ancient branch, unrelated to the Indo-Aryan group.
E. In the far northwest, languages like Kashmiri, Punjabi, and Sindhi, belonging to the Indo-Aryan family, show strong influences from Persian and Arabic due to historical interactions.
F. Beyond these, the Northeast is home to numerous Tibeto-Burman languages, reflecting its geographical proximity and cultural ties with Southeast Asia.


135 Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

  1. A.

    A

  2. B.

    C

  3. C.

    E

  4. D.

    B

  5. E.

    D

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Correct answer: B

Concept: A sentence-rearrangement (para-jumble) passage always opens with a topic sentence — one that states the paragraph's overall theme and scope in general terms, without any transitional word (like 'moving', 'further', 'beyond these') or backward-referring phrase (like 'this journey') that would presuppose content already given. Every other sentence must be anchored to this opening sentence by directional or referential connectors.

Application:

  1. Sentence C sets the theme in general terms — "India's linguistic landscape is incredibly diverse, showcasing a remarkable transition in languages from its far northwest to the easternmost regions." — introducing the west-to-east scope that the rest of the paragraph fills in.

  2. Sentence E specifies the starting point of that transition — "In the far northwest, languages like Kashmiri, Punjabi, and Sindhi, belonging to the Indo-Aryan family, show strong influences from Persian and Arabic due to historical interactions." — directly matching C's 'far northwest' reference, so E follows C.

  3. Sentence A continues with the explicit transition marker 'Moving eastward,' moving from the northwest group in E to the Indo-Aryan languages of the plains, so A follows E.

  4. Sentence D continues with 'Further south and east' — a comparative marker that requires the earlier northwest-to-eastward point already established — introducing the Dravidian family.

  5. Sentence F extends further with 'Beyond these' — the Northeast Tibeto-Burman languages — continuing from D.

  6. Sentence B closes with 'This journey reveals...,' a reflective summary that can only follow after the geographic tour (C-E-A-D-F) has already been described.

Cross-check: Re-reading the paragraph in this order — C (theme), then E (far northwest), then A (moving eastward), then D (further south and east), then F (beyond these, Northeast), then B (this journey reveals) — every connector resolves cleanly to the immediately preceding sentence with no dangling reference, confirming the sequence. Since the paragraph must open with the general topic-setting sentence, sentence C is the first sentence.

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