Rearrange the following six sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the given questions. Sentence (A) is fixed to give an initial context to the paragraph.
A: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who held the post for three non-consecutive terms in 1996, 1998-99, and from 1999-2004, passed away on Thursday. He was 93.
B: He got an early start in public life when he got involved in the Quit India Movement of 1942 and was arrested for it.
C: His legacy is now in the domain of history writers.
D: Born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Mr Vajpayee was elected 10 times to the Lok Sabha from four different States.
E: During his term as caretaker Prime Minister, Mr Vajpayee dealt with the Kargil war — a conflict with neighbouring Pakistan, something that tested the country and his own mettle.
F: He was already a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) since 1939, and after finishing Masters in Political Science from Kanpur, he began to work full-time for the RSS.
The correct answer is option 2, that is, sentence C.
As the first sentence is already given to us, we know that the passage is about Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death and career. Logically, the next sentence would be D since it ensures a contextual and meaningful progression in the paragraph. So, the first two sentences are A and D. From here, the next sentence in the sequence should be sentence B since it continues to mention about the start of his career and is thus the most logical successor of sentence D. After this, from the given options, sentence F is the most logical sentence that should follow D. The sentence that gives the most logical shape to the paragraph after sentence F is sentence E. Hence, the sequence so far is ADBFE.
From the given sentences, it is clear that sentence C gives a logically and grammatically correct conclusion to the paragraph. Hence, the sixth sentence is C.
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