Parajumbles Question 6 - CAT 2023

Question

Veena Sahajwalla, a materials scientist at the University of New South Wales, believes there is a new way of solving this problem.

Her vision is for automated drones and robots to pick out components, put them into a small furnace and smelt them at specific temperatures to extract the metals one by one before they are sent off to manufacturers for reuse.

E-waste contains huge quantities of valuable metals, ceramics and plastics that could be salvaged and recycled, although currently not enough of it is.

She plans to build microfactories that can tease apart the tangle of materials in mobile phones, computers and other e-waste.

Correct Sequence: 3142
Explanation: Sentence 3 states the problem space: e-waste contains massive amounts of recyclable materials, but currently not enough of it is salvaged. Sentence 1 introduces the solver, presenting scientist Veena Sahajwalla and her belief that there is a new way to solve “this problem” (referencing the low recycling rates in 3). Sentence 4 tracks her operational layout, detailing her plan to create specialized microfactories to deconstruct e-waste. Sentence 2 completes the sequence by opening with the possessive pronoun clue "Her vision...", mapping out exactly how automated drones and robots will execute the microfactory plan.
FundaMakers Tip: Pronoun and Noun Reference Chains. This parajumble presents a text-book reference chain. First, you state the general problem (3). Then you introduce the person solving it (1). Once the person is introduced by full name, you can shift to the pronoun "She" (4), and finally to the possessive pronoun pointer "Her vision" (2).