Given below are six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F). After rearranging these sentences into a coherent paragraph, identify which of the following pairs consists of two consecutive statements in the correct order.

(A) Tests of Ganga water indicate it has fared better in Uttar Pradesh; but then, the clean-up plan for the river has received dedicated Central funding of Rs.3,696 crore over three and a half years, compared to Rs.351 crore given to 14 States to conserve 32 rivers.

(B) The finding of the Central Pollution Control Board that the number of critically polluted segments of India’s rivers has risen to 351 from 302 two years ago is a strong indictment of the departments responsible for environmental protection.

(C) Their problems are worsened by the poor infrastructure available in a large number of cities and towns located near rivers. It is notable that these results come from a CPCB audit that was carried out at the instance of the National Green Tribunal.

(D) The data show that the plethora of laws enacted to regulate waste management and protect water quality are simply not working.

(E) The failed efforts to control pollution are all too evident in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Assam, which account for a third of the degraded river segments.

(F) The study also underscores the failure of many national programmes run by the Centre for river conservation, preservation of wetlands, and water quality monitoring.

Which of the following pairs is formed by two consecutive sentences after the correct rearrangement?

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Given below are six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F). After rearranging these sentences into a coherent paragraph, identify which of the following pairs consists of two consecutive statements in the correct order.

(A) Tests of Ganga water indicate it has fared better in Uttar Pradesh; but then, the clean-up plan for the river has received dedicated Central funding of Rs.3,696 crore over three and a half years, compared to Rs.351 crore given to 14 States to conserve 32 rivers.

(B) The finding of the Central Pollution Control Board that the number of critically polluted segments of India’s rivers has risen to 351 from 302 two years ago is a strong indictment of the departments responsible for environmental protection.

(C) Their problems are worsened by the poor infrastructure available in a large number of cities and towns located near rivers. It is notable that these results come from a CPCB audit that was carried out at the instance of the National Green Tribunal.

(D) The data show that the plethora of laws enacted to regulate waste management and protect water quality are simply not working.

(E) The failed efforts to control pollution are all too evident in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Assam, which account for a third of the degraded river segments.

(F) The study also underscores the failure of many national programmes run by the Centre for river conservation, preservation of wetlands, and water quality monitoring.

Which of the following pairs is formed by two consecutive sentences after the correct rearrangement?

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**Solution:**

1. Statement (B) introduces the paragraph by presenting the Central Pollution Control Board's finding that the number of critically polluted river segments in India has increased from 302 to 351 in two years. This sets the context for the paragraph.

2. Statement (D) logically follows (B) as it discusses the data mentioned previously, highlighting that the numerous laws enacted to regulate waste management and protect water quality are ineffective.

3. This pairing (B) followed by (D) forms a coherent flow of ideas, making them consecutive sentences in the rearranged paragraph.

4. Other pairs do not fit as smoothly in sequence based on the content and flow of information.

**Answer:** (e) B – D

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