Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the question given beside.
A. Last June, ISRO had come close to NASA’s record by launching 20 satellites in one mission.
B. The Indian Space Research Organisation boosted its reputation further when it successfully launched a record 104 satellites in one mission from Sriharikota a few days ago.
C. Of the 101 foreign satellites launched, 96 were from the U.S. and one each from the other five countries.
D. An earth observation Cartosat-2 series satellite and two other nano satellites were the only Indian satellites launched: the remaining were from the United States, Israel, the UAE, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan and Switzerland.
E. The launch is particularly significant as ISRO now cements its position as a key player in the lucrative commercial space launch market by providing a cheaper yet highly reliable alternative.
F. But ISRO views the launch not as a mission to set a world record but as an opportunity to make full use of the capacity of the launch vehicle.
Which of the following would be the LAST but one sentence after rearrangement?
Explanation:
Correct Answer is (e).explanation:
The subject that is being discussed in the passage is the successful launch of 104 satellites in a single mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation and hence sentence B sets the tone by mentioning this achievement in brief.
Important hint to remember:
It is only the sentence B in which the expanded form of the organisation "Indian Space Research Organisation" is being used which further confirms it to be the opening statement.
D follows as it elaborates the details of the satellites launched.
Keyword that links D to B:
"Satellites"
C follows next as it states the further details of the satellites launched.
Keyword that links C to D:
'The United States', 'Israel', 'the UAE', 'the Netherlands', 'Kazakhstan' and 'Switzerland' are foreign countries and keyword that links C to D is "foreign".
Now, if we pick sentence E as the next sentence, the position of sentence A as either the 5th or the 6th sentence would create absurdity and hence the only available choice for the 4th sentence is sentence A.
The sequence made so far is B-D-C-A.
The next sentence that should follow is sentence F that describes the real purpose of the launch of satellites.
Keywords that link F to A:
“ISRO”, “launch”, “record” and “mission”
Now, the only sentence that is left is E. The complete sequence of sentences hence should be: B-D-C-A-F-E.
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By: Abhishek kumar