Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Expert designers standardise basic designs, leaving scope for the satisfaction of individual taste.
B. However, uniformity does not imply lack of taste.
C. Mechanical production of goods leads to uniformity of design.
D. In fact, popular taste has improved because standardised goods of better design are now accessible.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. CBDA.
While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them. Also, the first sentence of a passage is usually independent and introduces a topic. The second one provides more information about it.
Steps to arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph:
- The sentence C is independent of any other sentence as it is giving general information about "uniformity of design". Hence, sentence C is the first part.
- Sentence B will come after C as it is giving information about the implication of uniformity.
- Sentence D will come after B as it is giving information about the reason behind the enhancement of the taste i.e. standardized goods of better design are now accessible.
- The sentence A is the concluding part as it further explains that the satisfaction of individual taste develops as expert designers standardize basic designs.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 2 i.e. CBDA.
The paragraph is: Mechanical production of goods leads to uniformity of design. However, uniformity does not imply lack of taste. In fact, popular taste has improved because standardised goods of better design are now accessible. Expert designers standardise basic designs, leaving scope for the satisfaction of individual taste.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2 i.e. CBDA.