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Sentence Rearrangement: Industrialization in India

CAT 1993 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Medium · VARC

This is a medium Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 1993 Slot 1 paper. It tests VARC. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.

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Arrange the sentences A, B, C, and D in a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.

  1. India's experience of industrialization is characteristic of the difficulties faced by a newly independent developing country. A. In 1947, India was undoubtedly an under-developed country with one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world. B. Indian industrialization was the result of a conscious deliberate policy of growth by an indigenous political elite. C. Today India ranks fifth in the international comity of nations if measured in terms of purchasing power. D. Even today however, the benefits of Indian industrialization since independence have not reached the masses.
  2. Industrialization in India has been a limited success; one more example of growth without development.
  1. A.

    CDAB

  2. B.

    DCBA

  3. C.

    CABD

  4. D.

    BACD

Answer

D

Explanation

Sentence B starts at the beginning of Indian industrialization, sentence A elaborates on it, sentence C talks about the scenario today, and sentence D states a common element between the beginning and today. The word 'However' in D makes it the conclusive statement forming an AC mandatory pair. Thus option (d) BACD is the best sequence.

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