Given below is a sentence which has been divided into four parts. The first part, which has been marked bold, is fixed in the sequence. The other three parts have been rearranged in the sequence and the four options give possible sequences of the three parts. Choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the rearranged parts. The state has received scanty rainfall/ which has also been explained as the cause of (A)/ floods in other parts of the country (B)/ and many people attribute this to climate change (C)

Given below is a sentence which has been divided into four parts. The first part, which has been marked bold, is fixed in the sequence. The other three parts have been rearranged in the sequence and the four options give possible sequences of the three parts. Choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the rearranged parts. The state has received scanty rainfall/ which has also been explained as the cause of (A)/ floods in other parts of the country (B)/ and many people attribute this to climate change (C) Correct Answer CAB

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., CAB.

The sentence formed on joining this particular sequence is 'The state has received scanty rainfall and many people attribute this to climate change, which has also been explained as the cause of floods in other parts of the country​', which is both grammatically correct and coherent.

All the other options are incorrect as they lead to sentences that are fragmented, grammatically incorrect, or meaningless.

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