Direction: The sentences given in each question, when arranged in the proper sequence, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter/number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
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A. How coffee really came to India is still a mystery, but some say it first came in 1600. According to a legend it was Baba Budan, a pilgrim, who brought seven coffee seeds from Yemen. These Mokka seeds were planted in the hills of Chandragiri in Karnataka’s Chikamangular district.
B. According to ‘The Economist’ magazine, coffee fueled the information exchanges of the 17th and the 18th centuries.
C. Though it was initially received with suspicion, with many calling coffee Satan’s drink, it did not take much time for the brew to become a favorite drink all over the world.
D. The popularity of the brew grew immensely.
E. The credit for commercializing the use of coffee goes to the British. The British were responsible for the spread of the coffee bean from Arabia to Asia Minor to Europe in the span of a few centuries.
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- A B C D E
- B C A E D
- B A D C E
- D A C B E
Correct Option: B
B C is the key. The passage must begin with B as it initiates the topic by stating ‘According to ‘The Economist’ magazine ….. the 18th centuries.’ C should follow B as it supports the passage by stating that ‘though it was initially received ….. all over the world’. A, C, E and D cannot begin the passage as they are supporting the passage. A should follow C as it states that ‘How coffee really came ….. Chikmangular district’. E should follow A as it states that ‘the credit for commercializing ….. span of a few centuries’. D should follow E as well as close the passage as it states that ‘the popularity of the brew grew immensely’. B C A E D is the right sequence.
