Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Soon, flames ignited the wooden beans of the grand palace built by Xerxes.
B. Men and women holding aloft flaming torches, raced up and down the palace terraces.
C. When the fire died out, all that remained of the magnificent palace were the stone columns.
D. Looters fought off the heat of the inferno to drag out gold and silver vessels.

Options

A. BADC
B. BCAD
C. CDBA
D. ACBD

Answer

A

Explanation

Sentence B is the initiating sentence, which is directly followed by Sentence A. Sentence D says that Looters fought off the heat and Sentence C states ..When the fire dies out.. So C will follow D. Hence, Option (a) is the correct choice.