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 sixth sentence after rearrangement?

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

Answer options

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

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: (d)

Explanation: Context: The final sentence of the paragraph should summarise and evaluate Edison’s achievement. Sentence (d) gives that concluding judgement — it attributes the miracle of electric light to both perseverance and genius — so (d) is the sixth (last) sentence. 1. (a) ❌ – this describes expenditure; it appears earlier (fifth). 2. (e) ❌ – this explains it did not happen overnight (second). 3. (f) ❌ – friends’ search is fourth. 4. (d) ✅ – correct; serves as the concluding sentence.