For the following question, a sentence is provided with few highlighted words that may be incorrectly positioned. Choose the correct sequence to rearrange these words, ensuring the sentence is both grammatically and contextually correct.

Trade tensions (A) between major businesses (B) have disrupted supply chains, forcing economies (C) to diversify their sourcing strategies.

Correct option is A

Let’s carefully analyze this question:
Original sentence:
Trade tensions (A) between major businesses (B) have disrupted supply chains, forcing economies (C) to diversify their sourcing strategies.
Step 1: Meanings of the highlighted words
1. Tensions (A)
· English: Strained relations or stress between groups or nations.
· Hindi: तनाव; मतभेद या असहमति की स्थिति।
· Example: Political tensions between the two countries escalated after the summit.
2. Businesses (B)
· English: Companies or organizations engaged in trade or commerce.
· Hindi: व्यवसाय; व्यापार या वाणिज्य में संलग्न संगठन।
· Example: Many small businesses struggled during the economic downturn.
3. Economies (C)
· English: Systems of production and trade within a country or region.
· Hindi: अर्थव्यवस्थाएँ; उत्पादन और व्यापार की प्रणाली।
· Example: Emerging economies are growing faster than developed nations.
Step 2: Identifying the issue
· “Trade tensions between major businesses” sounds slightly off contextually because trade tensions are typically between nations or economies, not businesses.
· Similarly, “forcing economies” makes sense only after we identify that trade tensions are between economies, not companies.
· So, A (tensions) and C (economies)** need to be swapped** to fix both the contextual and logical flow.
Step 3: Rearrangement — (A–C–B → C–A–B or A–C–B? Let’s check)
Correct rearrangement: ACB
Sentence after rearrangement:
Trade economies (C) between major tensions (A) have disrupted supply chains — incorrect grammatically.
Now check A–C–B:
Trade tensions between major economies have disrupted supply chains, forcing businesses to diversify their sourcing strategies.
Step 4: Explanation
· “ Tensions between major economies” — Correct collocation (commonly used phrase).
· “ Forcing businesses” — Makes logical sense, as companies adjust their sourcing due to international trade tensions.
· “ Economies” fits as the entities between which tensions exist.
Corrected sentence:
Trade tensions between major economies have disrupted supply chains, forcing businesses to diversify their sourcing strategies.
Final Answer:
(a) ACB