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. In India, Marxist theory did influence some scholars, but as a whole, failed to develop a scientific tradition of thinking and research. B. From its early Marxist form, the dialectical approach in sociology has undergone further refinements in concepts and propositions; its speculative elations of categories. C. Marxist sensibility, however, remains diffused in the thought patterns of modern Indian intellectuals. D. It dominates the minds of the leaders in the Communist Party and a large membership of the Congress and other liberal parties is also influenced by its ideology. E. Among the early studies based on this model were many studies of caste based on economic interpretation, interpretation of Indian history from a class view-point in the “chronological order of successive developments in the means and relations of production”, and evolutionary formulation of the stages of social development in India, guided by economic institutions.

  1. ABCDE

  2. ABCED

  3. BAECD

  4. EBCAD

  5. ABECD
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C Correct answer
Explanation

All the statements, except B, are in the Indian context. Statement B ought to begin the sequence as it introduces the subject - ‘dialectical approach’ according to Marxist theory. Statement A points out Marxist theory in reference to India, which is further explained in statement E (“the early studies” in statement E refers to ‘scientific tradition of thinking and research’ in statement A). Thus, we have BAE link. “It” in statement D refers to 'Marxist sensibility’ in statement C. Thus, D follows C. This sequence is found in option (3).

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