Question

Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D, and E to form a logical paragraph. A. Early in August, as his jeep wound its way through the piles of burning tyres that angry protestors had used to barricade the road from Srinagar airport into the city, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, turned to a journalist sitting next to him with a smile on his face.
B. "So," he said, "are you here to write another article about how I don't know how to run a government?"
C. Having emerged as the single largest party in the J&K Assembly, with 28 seats in a house of 87, the National Conference has the undeniable right to form and lead the government.
D. To do so, however, it will need the support of the Congress, which has picked up 17 seats.
E. More likely than not, Dr. Abdullah's leadership – or that of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, his son Omar Abdullah – will soon be put to the test.

• A. ABECD
• B. ABDEC
• C. ADEBC
• D. ABCED

Hint:

When solving jumbled paragraph questions, identify the opening narrative or scene-setter first, follow with dialogues or immediate actions, then bring in background details, conditions, and finally a conclusion or prediction.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Identify the introduction.
Sentence A clearly introduces the setting, describing Farooq Abdullah in a specific event. This makes A the natural starting point. Step 2: Immediate continuation.
Sentence B follows naturally, since it gives Abdullah's direct speech to the journalist mentioned in A. Step 3: Provide the political background.
Sentence C introduces the factual context about the National Conference's majority in the assembly, connecting Abdullah's leadership to governance. Step 4: Add the condition.
Sentence D logically continues, explaining the requirement of Congress support to form the government. Step 5: Logical conclusion.
Sentence E concludes, predicting that the leadership of Dr. Abdullah (or his son) will be tested soon. \[ \boxed{\text{ABECD}} \]