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The correct answer is 'Warning.'

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about considering super-hot summer as a caution or alert.
• Therefore, the most appropriate word to be filled in the blank is 'Warning'.
• Also, the use of the word ''extreme'' in the sentence indicates the use of the word 'warning' in the blank.
• The word 'Warning' means Something that tells you to be careful or tells you about something, usually something bad, before it happens.
• Example: The police have issued a warning about pickpockets.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Complete Sentence: This year’s super-hot summer should be a warning, even if we have not yet learnt from earlier events of extreme temperatures, erratic rainfall, cloudbursts, and cyclones.

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• Let us explore  the other options:
• Entertaining means To provide someone with amusement or enjoyment.
• Caning means To defeat heavily or punish severely.
• Banning means To officially or legally prohibit something.
• Earning means To obtain money in return for labor or services.

The correct answer is 'legacy'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about how Socialism shaped the principal economic and social policies of the Indian government in the past and is a political legacy.
• Therefore, the most appropriate word to be filled in the blank is 'legacy'.
• The word 'legacy' means of relating to, associated with, or carried over from an earlier time, technology, business, etc.
• Example: The son carried on his father's legacy and took the position on the company's board of directors.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

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• Let us explore the other options:
• estate: all the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.
• device: a plan, method, or trick with a particular aim.
• capital: wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available for a purpose such as starting a company or investing.
• fortune: chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs.

The correct answer is 'hallmark'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about a Sanskrit prayer song will is commonly played in most Hindu households of southern India.
• Therefore, the most appropriate word to fill in the blank, from the given options is 'hallmark'.
• The word 'hallmark' means a distinctive characteristic of something or someone.
• Example: Simplicity and warmness is the hallmark of the people of this small town.

Hence, the correct option is option 2.

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• Let us explore the given options:
• Curability: capability of being cured or healed.
• Originality: the ability to think independently and creatively.
• Medallion: a large medal
• Stamp: impress a pattern or mark on (a surface, object, or document) using an engraved or inked block or die.

The correct answer is 'issue'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about Captain Gopinath who in real life did not show any problem with his portrayal in the film as being anti-caste.
• Therefore, the most appropriate word to fill in the blank from the given options is 'issue'.
• The word 'issue' means something that is discussed or disputed.
• Example: The issue at hand was not discussed at the meeting.

Hence the correct answer is option 3.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the given options:
• Emergence: the process of coming into existence or prominence.
• Manifestation: an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical.
• Development: an event constituting a new stage in a changing situation.
• Materialising: become actual fact; happen.

The correct answer is 'instinct'.

Key Points 

• The given sentence is talking about a woman probably in a difficult situation which is unbelievable to her and her first thought is to disbelieve.
• Therefore, the most appropriate word to be filled in the blank is 'instinct'.
• The word 'instinct' means an act or course of action in response to a stimulus that is automatic rather than learned. 
• Example: The first instinct he had was to lie to get away from an embarrassing situation.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• Abstain: restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
• Inability: the state of being unable to do something.
• Attitude: a settled way of thinking or feeling about something.
• Distaste: mild dislike or aversion.

The correct answer is option (3) i.e. ‘C’.

Key Points 

• The correct sequence after rearrangement is C-D-E-A-B-F.
• Sentence 1 (C): This is the FIRST sentence of the passage as it introduces the idea of the trip to the village and the daughter's enthusiasm to accompany her father. It's the beginning of the whole story.
• Sentence 2 (D): This sentence becomes the second one as it precisely follows the first. After the father agrees to accompany her, it tells us about the start of their journey to the village, continuing the narrative logically from where the first sentence left off.
• Sentence 3 (E): This sentence shows the immediate reaction of the daughter when she first sees the village, declaring her love for it. It indicates how the journey is starting to have an impact on the girl, iterating further on their ongoing journey, making a logical continuation from the second sentence.
• Sentence 4 (A): The fourth sentence builds on the sentiment expressed in the third sentence. It shows the daughter's insistence on extending their visit to the village, reflecting her affection that was mentioned in the third sentence.
• Sentence 5 (B): The fifth sentence shows the father's reaction in response to his daughter's insistence portrayed in the fourth sentence. He had intended the visit to be brief and now finds himself persuading his daughter to return home.
• Sentence 6 (F): As the final sentence, this wraps up the story nicely, showing the father's gentle promise to his daughter to return to the village, therefore resolving the conflict presented in the fifth sentence.

Hence, the FIRST sentence is Sentence C.

Complete Paragraph after rearrangement: It had all started when her father mentioned that he was undertaking a trip to the village, invoking in his daughter an enthusiastic wish to accompany him. He agreed, and they embarked on their village journey together, not realizing the impact it would have on the little girl. Much to her father's surprise, she fell in love with the village at first glance and expressed a desire to spend more time there. "We should extend our visit, father," the young girl insisted, completely enchanted by the rustic charm of the village. Her father, who had originally planned a brief visit, found himself trying to convince his daughter that it was time to return home. Posing a gentle smile, the father promised his persistent daughter that they would revisit the village, thus finally persuading her to head home.

The correct answer is option (4) i.e. ‘D’.

Key Points

• The correct sequence after rearrangement is C-D-E-A-B-F.
• Sentence 1 (C): This is the first sentence of the passage as it introduces the idea of the trip to the village and the daughter's enthusiasm to accompany her father. It's the beginning of the whole story.
• Sentence 2 (D): This sentence becomes the SECOND one as it precisely follows the first. After the father agrees to accompany her, it tells us about the start of their journey to the village, continuing the narrative logically from where the first sentence left off.
• Sentence 3 (E): This sentence shows the immediate reaction of the daughter when she first sees the village, declaring her love for it. It indicates how the journey is starting to have an impact on the girl, iterating further on their ongoing journey, making a logical continuation from the second sentence.
• Sentence 4 (A): The fourth sentence builds on the sentiment expressed in the third sentence. It shows the daughter's insistence on extending their visit to the village, reflecting her affection that was mentioned in the third sentence.
• Sentence 5 (B): The fifth sentence shows the father's reaction in response to his daughter's insistence portrayed in the fourth sentence. He had intended the visit to be brief and now finds himself persuading his daughter to return home.
• Sentence 6 (F): As the final sentence, this wraps up the story nicely, showing the father's gentle promise to his daughter to return to the village, therefore resolving the conflict presented in the fifth sentence.

Hence, the SECOND sentence is Sentence D.

Complete Paragraph after rearrangement: It had all started when her father mentioned that he was undertaking a trip to the village, invoking in his daughter an enthusiastic wish to accompany him. He agreed, and they embarked on their village journey together, not realizing the impact it would have on the little girl. Much to her father's surprise, she fell in love with the village at first glance and expressed a desire to spend more time there. "We should extend our visit, father," the young girl insisted, completely enchanted by the rustic charm of the village. Her father, who had originally planned a brief visit, found himself trying to convince his daughter that it was time to return home. Posing a gentle smile, the father promised his persistent daughter that they would revisit the village, thus finally persuading her to head home.

The correct answer is option (4) i.e. ‘E’.

Key Points

• The correct sequence after rearrangement is C-D-E-A-B-F.
• Sentence 1 (C): This is the first sentence of the passage as it introduces the idea of the trip to the village and the daughter's enthusiasm to accompany her father. It's the beginning of the whole story.
• Sentence 2 (D): This sentence becomes the second one as it precisely follows the first. After the father agrees to accompany her, it tells us about the start of their journey to the village, continuing the narrative logically from where the first sentence left off.
• Sentence 3 (E): This is the THIRD sentence that shows the immediate reaction of the daughter when she first sees the village, declaring her love for it. It indicates how the journey is starting to have an impact on the girl, iterating further on their ongoing journey, making a logical continuation from the second sentence.
• Sentence 4 (A): The fourth sentence builds on the sentiment expressed in the third sentence. It shows the daughter's insistence on extending their visit to the village, reflecting her affection that was mentioned in the third sentence.
• Sentence 5 (B): The fifth sentence shows the father's reaction in response to his daughter's insistence portrayed in the fourth sentence. He had intended the visit to be brief and now finds himself persuading his daughter to return home.
• Sentence 6 (F): As the final sentence, this wraps up the story nicely, showing the father's gentle promise to his daughter to return to the village, therefore resolving the conflict presented in the fifth sentence.

Hence, the THIRD sentence is Sentence E.

Complete Paragraph after rearrangement: It had all started when her father mentioned that he was undertaking a trip to the village, invoking in his daughter an enthusiastic wish to accompany him. He agreed, and they embarked on their village journey together, not realizing the impact it would have on the little girl. Much to her father's surprise, she fell in love with the village at first glance and expressed a desire to spend more time there. "We should extend our visit, father," the young girl insisted, completely enchanted by the rustic charm of the village. Her father, who had originally planned a brief visit, found himself trying to convince his daughter that it was time to return home. Posing a gentle smile, the father promised his persistent daughter that they would revisit the village, thus finally persuading her to head home.

The correct answer is option (1) i.e. ‘A’.

Key Points

• The correct sequence after rearrangement is  C-D-E-A-B-F.
• Sentence 1 (C): This is the first sentence of the passage as it introduces the idea of the trip to the village and the daughter's enthusiasm to accompany her father. It's the beginning of the whole story.
• Sentence 2 (D): This sentence becomes the second one as it precisely follows the first. After the father agrees to accompany her, it tells us about the start of their journey to the village, continuing the narrative logically from where the first sentence left off.
• Sentence 3 (E): This sentence shows the immediate reaction of the daughter when she first sees the village, declaring her love for it. It indicates how the journey is starting to have an impact on the girl, iterating further on their ongoing journey, making a logical continuation from the second sentence.
• Sentence 4 (A): The FOURTH sentence builds on the sentiment expressed in the third sentence. It shows the daughter's insistence on extending their visit to the village, reflecting her affection that was mentioned in the third sentence.
• Sentence 5 (B): The fifth sentence shows the father's reaction in response to his daughter's insistence portrayed in the fourth sentence. He had intended the visit to be brief and now finds himself persuading his daughter to return home.
• Sentence 6 (F): As the final sentence, this wraps up the story nicely, showing the father's gentle promise to his daughter to return to the village, therefore resolving the conflict presented in the fifth sentence.

Hence, the FOURTH sentence is Sentence A.

Complete Paragraph after rearrangement: It had all started when her father mentioned that he was undertaking a trip to the village, invoking in his daughter an enthusiastic wish to accompany him. He agreed, and they embarked on their village journey together, not realizing the impact it would have on the little girl. Much to her father's surprise, she fell in love with the village at first glance and expressed a desire to spend more time there. "We should extend our visit, father," the young girl insisted, completely enchanted by the rustic charm of the village. Her father, who had originally planned a brief visit, found himself trying to convince his daughter that it was time to return home. Posing a gentle smile, the father promised his persistent daughter that they would revisit the village, thus finally persuading her to head home.

The correct answer is option (5) i.e. ‘F’.

Key Points

• The correct sequence after rearrangement is C-D-E-A-B-F.
• Sentence 1 (C): This is the first sentence of the passage as it introduces the idea of the trip to the village and the daughter's enthusiasm to accompany her father. It's the beginning of the whole story.
• Sentence 2 (D): This sentence becomes the second one as it precisely follows the first. After the father agrees to accompany her, it tells us about the start of their journey to the village, continuing the narrative logically from where the first sentence left off.
• Sentence 3 (E): This sentence shows the immediate reaction of the daughter when she first sees the village, declaring her love for it. It indicates how the journey is starting to have an impact on the girl, iterating further on their ongoing journey, making a logical continuation from the second sentence.
• Sentence 4 (A): The fourth sentence builds on the sentiment expressed in the third sentence. It shows the daughter's insistence on extending their visit to the village, reflecting her affection that was mentioned in the third sentence.
• Sentence 5 (B): The fifth sentence shows the father's reaction in response to his daughter's insistence portrayed in the fourth sentence. He had intended the visit to be brief and now finds himself persuading his daughter to return home.
• Sentence 6 (F): As the final sentence, this wraps up the story nicely, showing the father's gentle promise to his daughter to return to the village, therefore resolving the conflict presented in the fifth sentence.

Hence, the LAST sentence is Sentence F.

Complete Paragraph after rearrangement: It had all started when her father mentioned that he was undertaking a trip to the village, invoking in his daughter an enthusiastic wish to accompany him. He agreed, and they embarked on their village journey together, not realizing the impact it would have on the little girl. Much to her father's surprise, she fell in love with the village at first glance and expressed a desire to spend more time there. "We should extend our visit, father," the young girl insisted, completely enchanted by the rustic charm of the village. Her father, who had originally planned a brief visit, found himself trying to convince his daughter that it was time to return home. Posing a gentle smile, the father promised his persistent daughter that they would revisit the village, thus finally persuading her to head home.