1). It was on October 15, 1908 that the first train chugged into Ooty from Coonoor, much to the delight of the local people. 2). This 18 km long line has been accorded UNESCO world heritage status. 3). A star attraction for tourists, it offers a breathtaking view of the enchanting flora and fauna of the Nilgiris. 4). The Coonoor-Ooty mountain railway train, turned 100 on October 15.
Answer: A 4 is the opener because it mentions the railway train which is being talked about in the sentences. 3 takes the subject further by describing what is special about the train. 1 brings in the chronology and 2 is the conclusion
Q. No. 38:
1). The prominent atheist is writing a book aimed at youngsters in which he will warn them against believing in “anti-scientific” fairytales. 2). Professor Richard Dawkins plans to find out if stories like Harry Potter have a “pernicious” effect on children. 3). Prof Dawkins said he wanted to look at the effects of “bringing children up to believe in spells and wizards”. 4). Prof Hawkins said: “The book I write next year will be a children’s book on how to think about the world, science thinking contrasted with mythical thinking.”
Answer: B 2 is the obvious opener, since it gives the full name. 1 begins with a common noun linking it with 2. 4 takes it further and 3 forms the conclusion.
Q. No. 39:
1). He wanted a name recognizable everywhere: creative, Roman letters, short and catchy. 2). Morita and Ibuka pored over dictionaries and found the word sonus, which in Latin means sound. 3). The creation of the name Sony highlights Morita's intuition and determination to communicate globally. 4). In addition, the word sonny they thought suggested a company made up of young energetic people, the combination of the two formed Sony.
Answer: B The opener is statement 3 stating the innate desire followed by 1 which further spells it out and then comes the actual creation in the form of a mandatory pair in 24.
Q. No. 40:
1). Fishing is one of the most important occupations for thousands of people in the valleys. 2). Apart from agriculture, rivers provide a rich diversity of resources and myriad forms of livelihood. 3). In several places, the sand brought in continuously by the river from upstream and deposited on the riverbed is collected and sold. 4). One of the most serious impacts of dams has been submergence of agricultural lands and displacement of people.
Answer: B 4 is the opener and is stating the subject matter, which is the impact of the dams on the mainstay, which is agriculture a logical continuation of 4 is 2 which goes on to elaborate on the other means of livelihood followed in the same tone by 1 & 3.
Q. No. 41:
1). In the spirit of the turn of the century, many ideas were put forward in such circles and almost as many were discarded. 2). When three men came together at the beginning of the last century, it was usually to talk about current affairs or just to exchange ideas. 3). Eberstein and Nehemias had got to know the newly invented but still primitive fountain-pen in the USA and England. 4). When the Hamburg stationer Claus-Johannes Vob, the engineer August Eberstein and the salesman Alfred Nehemias met to exchange their ideas in the year 1906, nobody imagined that it would mark the birth of Montblanc.
Answer: C 43 is a mandatory pair as 3 mentions ‘fountain pen’ which can be connected to ‘Montblanc’ in 4.
Q. No. 42:
1). Even with my already rich experience of the cretinisms of French bureaucracy, I could not understand how playing chess in a cafe might be against the law. 2). Then I understood that the waiter thought we were going to play for money. I tried to convince him that we were not the sort of chess hustlers to be found down at the Jardin du Luxembourg. 3). So we drank our coffee in haste and left. I have not been back. 4). But the waiter was serenely possessed of that officiousness which, once decided however arbitrarily or indeed falsely on a point, will not budge.
Answer: B Here, the clue is that 4 must immediately follow 2, because 4 (But the waiter was serenely possessed) builds upon B (I tried to convince him).