Five coherent statements are given below. Rearrange them in a logical sequence and answer the question that follows. (A) During the decades preceding ...
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Five coherent statements are given below. Rearrange them in a logical sequence and answer the question that follows.
(A) During the decades preceding independence, as well as those after, India’s sole emphasis was on agriculture.
(B) Recently, the Indian government announced the reintroduction of 8 cheetahs into Indian forests by translocating them from Namibia.
(C) While over-hunting was a major factor in the cheetah’s extinction, the destruction of grassland-forest habitat also contributed.
(D) The purpose of the translocation is not only to restore India’s ‘historic evolutionary balance’ but also to establish a cheetah ‘metapopulation’.
(E) This included acquiring off grassland, which led to a decline in the cheetah’s habitat.
Question: Which statement will be the fourth in the sequence after rearrangement?