Given below are four sentences. Pick the option that gives the correct order.

A. The invention of the airplane was no exception.

B. However, the idea of flying an aircraft was quite repulsive to some people.

C. Many great inventions are initially greeted with ridicule and disbelief.

D. Most people who heard about the first powered flight on December 17, 1903 were excited and impressed.

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  1. DABC
  2. DBCA
  3. CDAB
  4. CADB

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Option 4 : CADB
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The correct answer is Option 4)

Key Points

  • Sentence C introduces the general idea that many great inventions are initially met with ridicule and disbelief.
  • Sentence A provides an example of this by mentioning the invention of the airplane.
  • Sentence D describes the initial excitement and impression that the first powered flight on December 17, 1903, elicited in most people.
  • Sentence B contrasts this excitement by highlighting that flying an aircraft was repulsive to some people.

Hence, the correct order is CADB

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