Multiple choice

Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?

Directions: Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph, and then answer the question given below:

1.  From the point of view of personal disorganisation, the unemployed person faces disillusionment and falls easy prey to cynicism.
2.  Unemployment affects an individual, family, as well as society, or it may be said that unemployment causes personal disorganisation, family disorganisation, and social disorganisation.
3.  Most of the criminals are undoubtedly recruited from boys with a history of earlier delinquencies but there has been an increase in the number of daring criminals with the decrease in work opportunities.
4.  These anti–social activities offer a chance to the undisciplined and recalcitrant youth to extract a living.  
5.  Having no outlet to release their depression, young persons tune their creative energies into wrong channels which explains the rise of the number of youthful bandits, highway robberies and bank hold ups.

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

As 2 highlights the consequences of unemployment, it begins the sequence. “Personal disorganisation” in 1 is one of the causes reflected in 2. Hence, we have 21 link. 3 follows it as it links the idea of unemployment and crime. 5 follows it as it explains the reason for the link between crime and unemployment mentioned in 3. “These antisocial activities” in 4 refers to “bandits, robberies, bank hold ups” in 5. Thus, 4 follows 5. Thus, 21354.

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