Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these six taken together.

  1. An ideology is a system of belief that aspires to explain and to change the world.

A. Some thinkers and writers attacked the divine right of the French king to rule and questioned orthodox religious traditions associated with the Roman Catholic Church.

B. Today, social scientists conceive of ideology as a systematic set of principles that link perceptions of the world to explicit moral values.

C. The concept of ideology originated in France during the late 18th century.

D. The philosopher Destutt de Tracy coined the term 'ideology' to denote a science of ideas that would be based, not on the discredited principles of faith authority linked to the church and the monarchial state, but on knowledge gained form the human senses.

  1. An ideology not only interprets the meaning of events, but also posits the need for change in the existing situation.

  1. BADC

  2. ACDB

  3. CADB

  4. ABCD
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sentences C, A and D are related together by the virtue of French connection. As 3 introduces the idea that ideology originated in France in 18th Century, so it should come before both 1 as well as 4. Though, both CDA and CAD make sense but order CAD is far more better than CDA because in sentence A, the origin of ideology concept is described and that description is illustrated in sentence D with reference to Destutt de Tracy. Look at answer choices and you shall find only option (3) providing us with such valid order. This marks option (3) as correct answer.

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