Question

The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.
1) For first-time Indian travellers, stepping out of the airport in Singapore or Japan is a momentous, potentially mindset-changing experience.
A) But walk in a cramped gully in Delhi or even on the main road and everything that is not desirable inside, finds its way outside.
B) Public littering is a social issue that results in massive aesthetic, financial and health- related costs for India. It’s not as if we don’t value cleanliness. Our homes are the textbook definition of clean.
C) How does that compare with our paan- stained buses filled with peanut shells?
D) How can bustling cities packed with people be so spotless? As far as the eye can go, there is not a single piece of stray paper on the road or in public transport.

Answer 1

The correct order is DCBA.

• For rearrangement of sentences, we need to find the theme first followed by the sequence of events.

• With the first sentence given, we understand that a contrasting feature that differentiates India from other foreign countries has been discussed in the passage.

• In the first line it states that Indian travellers visualise something unusual and different when they visit a foreign country( Singapore or Japan), so the next line should state what unusual features they observe. So we place D right after the first statement.

• Next, we compare the unusual visuals( or features) with that of India. So we place C next in the passage.

• Next, the main issue that brings about this variation is to be mentioned, which is public littering. So, the next sentence should be B.

• Lastly, we give an example of the visuals in India to prove the fact. So, the last sentence is A.