Arrange the following sentences in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph:
(A) In the wettest parts of Meghalaya, ordinary wooden bridges rot away within a few monsoons.
(B) It takes fifteen years or more for the roots to grow strong enough to bear the weight of a person.
(C) The Khasi people solved this problem long ago by guiding the roots of rubber trees across streams instead of cutting timber.
(D) Once they do, however, such a bridge keeps growing stronger with age and may last for several centuries.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C), (B), (D)
Rearranged Parts:
(A) In the wettest parts of Meghalaya, ordinary wooden bridges rot away within a few monsoons.
(C) The Khasi people solved this problem long ago by guiding the roots of rubber trees across streams instead of cutting timber.
(B) It takes fifteen years or more for the roots to grow strong enough to bear the weight of a person.
(D) Once they do, however, such a bridge keeps growing stronger with age and may last for several centuries.
Complete paragraph: In the wettest parts of Meghalaya, ordinary wooden bridges rot away within a few monsoons. The Khasi people solved this problem long ago by guiding the roots of rubber trees across streams instead of cutting timber. It takes fifteen years or more for the roots to grow strong enough to bear the weight of a person. Once they do, however, such a bridge keeps growing stronger with age and may last for several centuries.