A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced, form a…

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A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

A. But the situation has changed in recent times and we are seeing judges getting involved in corruption.

B. In this changed scenario, a special committee must be constituted to look into the affairs of the judiciary.

C. Indians have great faith in the Indian judicial system.

D. Due to this people are losing faith in the judiciary.

E. They consider the judiciary as supreme.

  1. A.

    ABCED

  2. B.

    BCEDA

  3. C.

    ECADB

  4. D.

    CEADB

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Correct answer: D

Concept: In a sentence-rearrangement (para-jumble) passage, the opening sentence must be fully self-contained — it introduces the subject without leaning on a pronoun ('they', 'this'), a referential phrase ('in this changed scenario'), or a contrast/cause connector ('but', 'due to') that needs an earlier sentence to make sense. Every sentence that follows must resolve exactly one such dangling reference from the sentence directly before it, forming one unbroken chain.

Application: Tracing the pronouns and connectors sentence by sentence:

  1. C stands alone: it states the general fact that Indians have great faith in the Indian judicial system without needing any pronoun or connector, so it is the only sentence that can open the paragraph.

  2. E follows C: its pronoun 'They' picks up 'Indians' from C, adding that they regard the judiciary as supreme.

  3. A follows E: 'But' introduces the contrast that the situation has since changed, with judges now getting involved in corruption.

  4. D follows A: 'Due to this' points straight at the corruption just named in A, giving its effect — people losing faith.

  5. B closes the chain: 'In this changed scenario' refers back to the very shift just described in A and D, and proposes the committee as the response.

Cross-check: Reading the sentences in this order — C, E, A, D, B — produces one continuous statement with no unresolved pronoun or connector, confirming it as the coherent paragraph.

Contrast with the other options:

  • 'ABCED' opens on the contrast word 'But' with nothing to contrast against, and it separates the corruption named in A from its effect in D by inserting the committee sentence between them.

  • 'BCEDA' opens with 'In this changed scenario', a phrase that only makes sense once a change has already been described — but nothing precedes it here.

  • 'ECADB' opens with the pronoun 'They', which needs a plural subject already named to refer back to — but none has been introduced yet.

So the coherent order is C-E-A-D-B, matching the option that reads 'CEADB'.

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