Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, five statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.

A. From the point of view of personal disorganisation, the unemployed person faces disillusionment and falls easy prey to cynicism. B. Unemployment affects an individual, family, as well as society, or it may be said that unemployment causes personal disorganisation, family disorganisation and social disorganisation. C. 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. D. These anti–social activities offer a chance to the undisciplined and recalcitrant youth to extract a living. E. 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. ECDAB

  2. ABCDE

  3. ACDEB

  4. BAEDC

  5. ABEDC
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Explanation

As statement B highlights the main idea of unemployment, it begins the sequence. “Personal disorganisation” in statement A is one of the causes reflected in statement B. Hence, we have BA link. “These anti-social activities” in statement D refers to “bandits, robberies, bank hold-ups” in statement E. Thus, we have BAED link. 

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