XAT 2017 — VARC Question 2
Opening & Closing SentenceEasy
Passage / Data
Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
- The periodic table orders the elements in a way that helps to understand why atoms behave as they do.
- The properties of the elements are due to electronic configuration, and their recurring pattern gives rise to periodicity.
- In other words, what gives the elements their properties and what order lies below the surface of their seemingly random nature?
- What makes Fluorine react violently with Caesium while its nearest neighbour neon is reluctant to react with anything?
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
Answer & solution
- A
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 4, 3, 2
- C
2, 3, 1, 4
- D
3, 4, 2, 1
- E
4, 3, 1, 2
Solution
Statement 1 introduces the topic of the discussion- why do elements get their property. This is followed by statement 4 which asks a specific query, which is illustrated by an example given in the statement 3 therefore creating a pattern of 4 followed by 3. Statement 2 concludes by answering the questions raised in the previous sentences.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.