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. Though attacks by Muslims on India had started in the tenth century, but it was more from the fifteenth century onwards that the impact of Islamic culture on Hindu great tradition was observed. B. Islam influenced Hindu ideals in the medieval period. C. Though both Islam and Hinduism are oriented to the principle of holism (collectivism), but in Hinduism, holism is linked with hierarchy while in Islam, holism is differentiated from hierarchism. D. It is monotheistic and non–hierarchical, i.e. it believes in equality. E. Islam does not believe in idol–worship.

  1. EBDCA

  2. CDEAB

  3. CBAED

  4. BAEDC

  5. ABEDC
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement B begins the sequence as it introduces the subject - “Islam’s influence on Hinduism”. ED link is easy to establish. ‘It is’ in statement D connects with ‘Islam’ in statement E. BA link is also obvious, as statement A (fifteenth century onwards) further explains the ‘medieval period’ in statement B.

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