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The given sentence is missing in the paragraph below. Decide where it best fits among the options 1, 2, 3, or 4 indicated in the paragraph.


Sentence- The region’s Western customers found it hard to believe that Dhaka muslin could possibly have been made by human hands - there were rumour that it was woven by mermaids, fairies and even ghosts. Once upon the silty banks of the Meghna River, a miracle was spun — a fabric so light it was called “bafthawa”, or woven air. This was Dhaka Muslin — the world’s most coveted cloth. ____(1)____. Handspun from a rare cotton called Phuti Karpas, found nowhere else on Earth, and woven with a 16-step sacred ritual — beginning with cleaning the cotton using the teeth of a river catfish! ____(2)____. Every spring, the maple-like leaves pushed up through the grey, silty soil to produce a single daffodilyellow flower twice a year, which gave way to a snowy floret of cotton fibres. ____(3)____. Spun at dawn on boats by sharp-eyed young women, its threads were so fine the elderly could barely see them. Motifs of wildflowers, river breeze, and soul were etched into each piece — some so light, a 91-metre bolt could pass through a ring, or a 60' length fit inside a snuffbox. It draped Greek goddesses, Roman nobles, Mughal emperors, and European aristocrats. Marie Antoinette, Empress Joséphine — even Jane Austen adored its floating grace. ____(4)____.

Options

A

Option 4

B

Option 1

C

Option 3

D

Option 2

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Option 1

Solution :

The correct answer is Option 1.

To determine the correct position for the missing sentence, let us analyze the flow of ideas in the paragraph.

The missing sentence states: "The region’s Western customers found it hard to believe that Dhaka muslin could possibly have been made by human hands - there were rumour that it was woven by mermaids, fairies and even ghosts." This sentence highlights the supernatural, mythical reputation of the fabric among its buyers.

Let's look at the context around blank (1). Before blank (1), the passage introduces Dhaka Muslin as a "miracle" and "the world’s most coveted cloth." Placing the missing sentence at position (1) perfectly builds upon this introduction by providing an example of just how miraculous it was considered to be—so much so that people thought it was woven by mythical creatures.

Furthermore, the sentence immediately following blank (1) provides the reality behind the myth: "Handspun from a rare cotton called Phuti Karpas... and woven with a 16-step sacred ritual..." This creates a strong logical contrast. First, the author presents the magical rumors (the missing sentence), and then immediately explains the actual, incredible human effort and rare materials that went into making it. Placing the sentence anywhere else disrupts this natural progression from the cloth's legendary status to the factual description of its creation.

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