Rearrange the following phrases to complete the sentence meaningfully. The beginning of the sentence is given below:
The rock shelters of Bhimbetka, used by shepherds for centuries,
(A) in the painted caves of Spain and France
(B) were recognised for what they were only in 1957,
(C) spotted rock formations like the ones he had seen
(D) when an archaeologist travelling past by train
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (D), (C), (A)
Rearranged Parts:
The rock shelters of Bhimbetka, used by shepherds for centuries,
(B) were recognised for what they were only in 1957,
(D) when an archaeologist travelling past by train
(C) spotted rock formations like the ones he had seen
(A) in the painted caves of Spain and France
Complete sentence: The rock shelters of Bhimbetka, used by shepherds for centuries, were recognised for what they were only in 1957, when an archaeologist travelling past by train spotted rock formations like the ones he had seen in the painted caves of Spain and France.