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CAT/2004
Question . 68
In the following question, the answer choices suggest alternative arrangements of four or more sentences (denoted by A, B, C, D, E, F). Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph. (2004 - 2 marks)
A. But this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation.
B. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples.
C. Most of our traditional sources of information about the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich like pyramids and tombs.
D. House in which ordinary Egyptians lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were buried in simple graves.
E. We know infinitely more about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, almost monuments were made for the rich.
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Para Jumbles question
(c) Here the correct sequence is (c). E is the obvious introduction as it mentions the Egyptians. C and B have to be linked as C tells us that most of our traditional sources of information are … pyramids and tombs. B says even the Papyri (which are among the sources of information about ancient Egypt) were from the pyramid temples.