Very Large Telescope
CAT 2020 Slot 2 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Easy · Para Jumbles
This is an easy Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2020 Slot 2 paper. It tests Para Jumbles. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
The four sentences (labelled A, B, C, D) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer:
A. It also has four movable auxiliary telescopes 1.8 m in diameter. B. Completed in 2006, the Very Large Telescope (VLT) has four reflecting telescopes, 8.2 m in diameter that can observe objects 4 billion times weaker than can normally be seen with the naked eye. C. This configuration enables one to distinguish an astronaut on the Moon. D. When these are combined with the large telescopes, they produce what is called interferometry: a simulation of the power of a mirror 16 m in diameter and the resolution of a telescope of 200 m.
BADC
Explanation
B is the best opening sentence. Sentence A adds to B, as it describes the telescope. D states the result of combining the telescopes mentioned in B and A with large telescopes, and C concludes the paragraph stating how this configuration helps.
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