Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. In India, forests are huge catchment areas for rivers and streams as they help in storing water.

B. If these forests continue to be felled indiscriminately, rivers and streams will dry up leading to drought.

C. Due to this many states are facing shortage of water in the summer months.

D. Unfortunately, these dense forest areas are disappearing.

ADCB

The correct answer is Option (2) - ADCB

The correct order of the jumbled sentences is ADCB.

• In India, forests are huge catchment areas for rivers and streams as they help in storing water. (Sentence A)
• Unfortunately, these dense forest areas are disappearing. (Sentence D)
• Due to this many states are facing shortage of water in the summer months. (Sentence C)
• If these forests continue to be felled indiscriminately, rivers and streams will dry up leading to drought. (Sentence B)