WBCS.LIVE practice question

Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions given below them: (a) With all this experimentation he incurred an expenditure of over a million dollars before success smiled on him. (b) Edison invented the long lasting electric light bulb. (c) To find a fibre to burn inside a bulb he experimented with over two thousand items. (d) We thus owe the miracle of light as much to his perseverance as to his genius. (e) However he did not invent it overnight. (f) His friends too travelled all over the world from South America to India is search of Suitable fibre. Which of the following should be the second sentence after rearrangement?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. (d)
  2. (c)
  3. (a)
  4. (e)

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: (e)

Explanation: Context: After the introductory claim (b) and the note that 'it was not overnight' (e), the paragraph naturally explains what Edison did — his experiments to find a filament. Hence (e) is the second sentence. 1. (d) ❌ – conclusion, comes last. 2. (c) ❌ – this is the third sentence (details of experiments). 3. (a) ❌ – expenditure follows later. 4. (e) ✅ – correct; it acts as the immediate follow-up to the introduction.