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Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. At its height, around 1,200 years ago, the city of Calakmul had a population of about 50,000 people, but the kingdom as a whole numbered more than 1.5 million. B. Deep in the jungle of southern Mexico lie the ruins of a city that thrived for centuries before it was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago. C. Archaeologists have uncovered 6,750 structures here-the largest is this pyramid temple, called, simply, 'Structure 2.' D. Calakmul was once one of the two duelling superpowers-along with Tikal-of the Classical Mayan civilisation.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. At its height, around 1,200 years ago, the city of Calakmul had a population of about 50,000 people, but the kingdom as a whole numbered more than 1.5 million. B. Deep in the jungle of southern Mexico lie the ruins of a city that thrived for centuries before it was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago. C. Archaeologists have uncovered 6,750 structures here-the largest is this pyramid temple, called, simply, 'Structure 2.' D. Calakmul was once one of the two duelling superpowers-along with Tikal-of the Classical Mayan civilisation. Correct Answer BDAC

The correct answer is 'BDAC'.

Key Points

  • The given question is an example of a Para Jumble.
  • We know that the first statement of a para jumbled question is usually an independent general statement, a noun, a universal fact, starting of an incident, or it starts with 'most' or 'once'. 
  • Sentence B will be the first sentence because it is an independent general statement. It is talking about a city located in the jungle of southern Mexico that was abandoned more than 1000 years ago.
  • Sentence D will be the next sentence because it further explains Sentence B. It tells us that the abandoned city was named Calakmul.
  • Sentence A will be the next sentence because it tells about the details of Calakmul city, its population, etc.
  • At last, sentence C will be used.
  • Thus, the correct sequence is:
    • B: Deep in the jungle of southern Mexico lie the ruins of a city that thrived for centuries before it was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago.
    • D: Calakmul was once one of the two duelling superpowers-along with Tikal-of the Classical Mayan civilisation.
    • A: At its height, around 1,200 years ago, the city of Calakmul had a population of about 50,000 people, but the kingdom as a whole numbered more than 1.5 million.
    • C: Archaeologists have uncovered 6,750 structures here-the largest is this pyramid temple, called, simply, 'Structure 2.'
       

Correct Sequence: Deep in the jungle of southern Mexico lie the ruins of a city that thrived for centuries before it was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago. Calakmul was once one of the two duelling superpowers-along with Tikal-of the Classical Mayan civilisation. At its height, around 1,200 years ago, the city of Calakmul had a population of about 50,000 people, but the kingdom as a whole numbered more than 1.5 million. Archaeologists have uncovered 6,750 structures here-the largest is this pyramid temple, called, simply, 'Structure 2.'

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