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CAT 2001 — VARC Question 9

Opening & Closing SentenceEasy

The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentences is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

  1. Passivity is not, of course, universal.
  2. In areas where there are no lords or laws, or in frontier zones where all men go armed, the attitude of the peasantry may well be different.
  3. So indeed it may be on the fringe of the un-submissive.
  4. However, for most of the soil-bound peasants the problem is not whether to be normally passive or active, but when to pass from one state to another.
  5. This depends on an assessment of the political situation.

Answer & solution

  • A

    BEDAC

  • B

    CDABE

  • C

    EDBAC

  • ABCDE

Solution

A begins the paragraph. B could too but B continues A.
C begins with - “so indeed” and E begins with - “this” do not follow A. B accounts for cases where passivity is not present. C adds to it - “so indeed”. Therefore, the sequence is ABC.
D changes from that theme - active or passive - and moves to another point- when to pass from one state to another.
E continues the logic - the timing depends on an assessment of the political situation.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

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