SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 23 September 2025, Shift 1 · English Comprehension · Question 24 of 100

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Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful passage: 1. The shift to renewable energy sources is essential for the future of our planet. 2. Solar and wind energy are among the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels. 3. Governments must invest in renewable energy infrastructure. 4. Energy storage solutions are critical to ensuring a stable energy supply.

(a)1-2-4-3
(b)2-3-1-4
(c)4-1-3-2
(d)3-1-2-4

Answer

Why

Correct — A. Open with the sentence that states the topic in the widest terms. Sentence 1 says the move to renewable energy is essential, and every other sentence narrows it.

Sentence 2 names the renewables, solar and wind. Their output rises and falls with sun and wind, so sentence 4 follows with what they need: storage for a stable supply.

Sentence 3 closes with the action, governments must invest. Order 1-2-4-3 → option (a).

Why the others are wrong

(b)
2-3-1-4 — Opening with 2 names solar and wind before the passage has said why alternatives matter. It then puts the main claim, sentence 1, third, after the call to invest it should justify.
(c)
4-1-3-2 — Opening with 4 starts on storage, a detail that makes sense only once solar and wind are on the table. It then leaves those sources, sentence 2, for the very end.
(d)
3-1-2-4 — Opening with 3 demands government investment before any reason has been given. The case for renewables, sentence 1, arrives only after the conclusion it should lead to.

Concept

Sort the sentences by job before ordering them. Sentence 1 is general: renewable energy is essential. Sentences 2 and 4 are specific: the sources, and what they need. Sentence 3 is a recommendation: governments must invest.

General opens and recommendation closes. Between them, 2 comes before 4, because storage is needed on account of what solar and wind are.

A quick check on the options: (a) is the order that begins with 1.

No sentence here carries a linking word such as however, therefore or a pronoun, so the order rests on content alone. Test each option's first sentence before comparing the middle.

Key facts

A jumble opens with the sentence that introduces the topic and needs nothing before it.
A recommendation (must invest) fits the end, after the reasons for it.
Solar and wind output varies with weather and time of day, which is why storage matters for a stable supply.

Study next

Opening-sentence tests in para jumblesLinking words as order clues: however, therefore, it, thisParagraph structure: claim, support, recommendation

Common traps

Starting with 2 because it names concrete sources, when it depends on the claim in 1
Putting 3 early because governments sounds like the main subject, when it is the recommendation the rest leads to

A renewable-energy jumble keyed 1-2-4-3 also appears at 16 Sep 2025, 12:30, English Q.25, with solar energy as its opener and energy storage as sentence 4.

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