Arrange the following sentences in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph:
(A) Farmers living near forests in southern India have long struggled with elephants that raid their crops at night.
(B) Firecrackers and electric fences kept the animals away for a while, but both often ended in injury to people or elephants.
(C) Boxes of bees are now hung along some field edges, and the honey they produce gives the farmers a small extra income as well.
(D) A gentler idea came from the discovery that elephants avoid the buzzing of honeybees, which can sting the soft skin around their eyes and trunks.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B), (D), (C)
Rearranged Parts:
(A) Farmers living near forests in southern India have long struggled with elephants that raid their crops at night.
(B) Firecrackers and electric fences kept the animals away for a while, but both often ended in injury to people or elephants.
(D) A gentler idea came from the discovery that elephants avoid the buzzing of honeybees, which can sting the soft skin around their eyes and trunks.
(C) Boxes of bees are now hung along some field edges, and the honey they produce gives the farmers a small extra income as well.
Complete paragraph: Farmers living near forests in southern India have long struggled with elephants that raid their crops at night. Firecrackers and electric fences kept the animals away for a while, but both often ended in injury to people or elephants. A gentler idea came from the discovery that elephants avoid the buzzing of honeybees, which can sting the soft skin around their eyes and trunks. Boxes of bees are now hung along some field edges, and the honey they produce gives the farmers a small extra income as well.