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    Question

    Rearrange the following sentences which are jumbled, to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions that follow it. A.    Doctors tend not to work in rural areas due to insufficient housing, healthcare, education for children, drinking water, electricity, roads and transportation. B.    In fact, urban public hospitals have twice as many beds as rural hospitals, which are lacking in supplies. C.   74% of doctors are in urban areas that serve the other 28% of the population, leaving many with unmet medical needs. D.   Doctors do not want to serve in rural areas and prefer urban areas E.    Additionally, there exists a shortage of infrastructure for health services in rural areas. F.    Rural areas in India have a shortage of medical professionals.

    Which should be the second sentence after rearrangement?

    A C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct sequence is FCDAEB F introduces us with the subject of the paragraph that is healthcare especially in rural areas. A states the poor condition of healthcare and lack of professionals in rural areas. C then draws a huge comparison of number of health professionals working in urban areas and rural areas. B states that 74% of doctors work in urban areas. D then tells that is because most of the doctors tend to work in urban areas and do not want to serve in rural areas. A then specifies the reasons for the fact mentioned in C. E then mention an additional reason with the reasons mentioned in D. Once again B then draws a comparison and an irony mentioning that there are more beds in urban public hospitals than rural areas.

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