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Question
Place the following statements in a proper order to form a meaningful paragraph.
- Which in turn decreases the seepage of rain water into the ground.
- This decreases the open areas like parks and playgrounds.
- Increasing population create demand for construction of houses, shops, offices, roads and pavements.
- This results in depletion of water table and creates scarcity of more water.
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Solution
The correct arrangement of the given statements to form a meaningful paragraph is as follows:
c. Increasing population create demand for the construction of houses, shops, offices, roads and pavements.
b. This decreases the open areas like parks and playgrounds.
a. Which in turn decreases the seepage of rain water into the ground.
d. This results in depletion of the water table and creates scarcity of more water.
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