Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The expansion of education in English, the language of modern science, during British rule was extremely beneficial to Indian science.
B. The creation of three universities in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras in 1857 gave the study of science a boost.
C. The first scientific research facility was established in Calcutta in 1876 by a wealthy doctor, Mahendra Lal Sircar. It was called the Indian organisation for the growth of science.
D. It quickly began to dominate scientific endeavours in India before independence.

Correct option is D

Option (d) is the correct order of the given sentences.
· Sentence A sets the stage by highlighting the overall impact of the British educational policies, particularly the expansion of English education, on Indian science.
· Building directly on the context set by A, sentence B provides a specific example of how the expansion of education in English benefited Indian science by detailing a significant educational development—the establishment of three major universities. This helps illustrate the practical implementation of the expansion mentioned in A.
· Continuing from the educational advancements, C introduces another key milestone in the development of science in India, the establishment of a specific research facility. This further emphasizes the growth and institutional support for science in the wake of the educational expansions discussed in A and B.
· Sentence D concludes the narrative by discussing the significant influence and dominance of this research facility (or possibly the broader scientific effort introduced in previous sentences) in the scientific landscape of India prior to independence.