Para Jumble - Indian Literature and Western Perception
CAT 2005 Slot 1 · VARC · Hard · VARC
The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices.
A. What identity is thus 'defined by contrast', divergence with the West becomes central. B. Indian religious literature such as the Bhagavad Gita or the Tantric texts, which are identified as differing from secular writings seen as 'western', elicits much greater interest in the West than do other Indian writings, including India's long history of heterodoxy. C. There is a similar neglect of Indian writing on non-religious subjects, from mathematics, epistemology and natural science to economics and linguistics. D. Through selective emphasis that point up differences with the West, other civilizations can, in this way, be redefined in alien terms, which can be exotic and charming, or else bizarre and terrifying, or simply strange and engaging. E. The exception is the Kamasutra in which western readers have managed to cultivate an interest.
- A.
BDACE
- B.
DEABC
- C.
BDECA
- D.
BCEDA
D
Explanation
B talks about religious texts eliciting interest. C points out a 'similar neglect' of non-religious subjects. E notes the exception (Kamasutra). D explains how civilizations are redefined through selective emphasis, and A concludes with identity defined by contrast. Order: BCEDA.
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