In the following questions, six sentences are given. These sentences may or may not form a contextually meaningful sequence. You need to rearrange these sentences to create a coherent paragraph. Sentence (F) is already highlighted and will be the LAST sentence after rearrangement.

(A) The train initially operated on horse-drawn traffic were later replaced in 1856 by steam locomotives.

(B) The ability of Serbian Railways to transport goods and people efficiently made economic development possible.

(C) The history of rail transport in Serbia began in the mid-19th century when most of the territory was still held by the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires.

(D) Part of the line was located in Serbia passing through Bela Crkva while the rest is in Romania.

(E) The first rail line on the present-day territory of Serbia was inaugurated on 20 August 1854, between Lisava-Oravica-Bazijaš.

(F) It continued with modified business activity: engineering and technical consulting, consulting activities in the field of information technology and other information technology services etc.

**Question:** Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

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In the following questions, six sentences are given. These sentences may or may not form a contextually meaningful sequence. You need to rearrange these sentences to create a coherent paragraph. Sentence (F) is already highlighted and will be the LAST sentence after rearrangement.

(A) The train initially operated on horse-drawn traffic were later replaced in 1856 by steam locomotives.

(B) The ability of Serbian Railways to transport goods and people efficiently made economic development possible.

(C) The history of rail transport in Serbia began in the mid-19th century when most of the territory was still held by the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires.

(D) Part of the line was located in Serbia passing through Bela Crkva while the rest is in Romania.

(E) The first rail line on the present-day territory of Serbia was inaugurated on 20 August 1854, between Lisava-Oravica-Bazijaš.

(F) It continued with modified business activity: engineering and technical consulting, consulting activities in the field of information technology and other information technology services etc.

**Question:** Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

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**Solution:**

1. Sentence (C) serves as the introductory sentence because it introduces the main theme — the history of rail transport in Serbia.

2. Next, sentence (E) logically follows as it mentions the inauguration of the first rail line in the region.

3. Sentence (D) comes after (E) since it provides additional details about the location of the rail line mentioned in (E).

4. Sentence (A) follows (D) because it discusses the evolution of the train engines from horse-drawn to steam locomotives.

5. Sentence (B) is placed after (A) as it explains the economic benefits brought by the Serbian Railways.

6. Finally, sentence (F) is the last sentence as given, describing the continuation of business activities related to the railways.

Therefore, the correct sequence is **C E D A B F**.

**Answer:** (c) C

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