Question : In the following question, a sentence is given with five words marked as (A), (B), (C), (D) \& (E). These words may or may not be placed correctly placed. Four options of different arrangements of those words are given. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If there is no change required, Mark 'no arrangement required' as your answer.
Of the sixteen plant(A) in a tunnel in the NTPC stranded(B), two were trench(C) through a specially dug rescued(D) on Sunday evening(E).
Option 1: BADCE
Option 2: DECBA
Option 3: ACDEB
Option 4: No arrangement required
Correct Answer:
BADCE
Solution : The correct answer is option 1.
Explanation:
Let's consider A, B, C, D and, Eto be five blanks, with A being the first, $B$ the second, and so on.
The first bank is preceded by a number, and hence noun used after it should be plural; that is why plant is wrong here. and the use of preposition "Of" is used here to make a choice among something, and hence, stranded fits the blank as of the sixteen stranded
The second blank should be filled with the word
plant
because NTPC is the name of a national power plant.
The third blank is preceded by a helping verb were, and it is a passive construction and hence should follow past participle form of the verb which is here
rescued
only.
The fourth blank can only be filled with
trench
as it can be dug.
The fifth blank is left with option
evening
, which is correctly placed already as on Sunday
evening
.
Hence, the correct sentence is:
Of the sixteen stranded in a tunnel in the NTPC plant, two were rescued through a specially dug trench on Sunday evening.