Question

Arrange the following sentences in a logical sequence and choose the correct combination:

1. Passivity is not, of course, universal.
2. In areas where there are no 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 unsubmissive.
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.

• A. 54132
• B. 34125
• C. 54213
• D. 12345

Answer 1

The correct option is D 12345

Options A and C: Both options contain sequences 54132 and 54213 that begin with 5.
Sentence no. 5 begins with a demonstrative pronoun 'This'. This pronoun refers to something that has been mentioned before. A sentence that begins with 'this' cannot start any topic. It refers to continuation. In fact, sentence 5 comes last.
Hence, options A and C are incorrect.
Option B: 34125
Sentence no. 3 begins with a conjunction 'so'. It indicates that the sentence is a continuation of another. No topic begins with the word 'so'. Hence, this option does not contain a logical sequence, and option B is incorrect.
Option D: The first sentence, "Passivity is not, of course, universal." is the only one which introduces the passage. It's a general line which further expands into the more specific details. Hence, sentence 1 comes first.
Option D is the only one that begins with the introductory sentence. The sequence 12345 is a logical sequence. Hence D is correct.