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Re-arrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:

A. the number of illiterates

B. incredible though it may seem

C. has also been increasing

D. while the percentage

E. of literacy in India has been going up

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

Correct Option: 3

The sentence begins with the concessive opener B, then introduces one trend with D and E, and contrasts with the opposite trend in A and C. The correct order is 'Incredible though it may seem, while the percentage of literacy in India has been going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing,' giving B, D, E, A, C.

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