Parajumble

The five sentences (labelled 1,2,3,4, and 5) given in this question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper order for the sentences and key in this sequence of five numbers as your answer.

1. Prime ministers, at least, are expected to understand this fine differentiation better than the rank and file.

2. One problem with the survey is that it appears clearly slanted towards the Bharatiya Janata Party’s key agenda ahead of the 2019 elections.

3. The structure of politics in a conventional democracy makes it difficult for politicians to understand the distinction between the domains of party imperatives such as election campaigning and the official governance process.

4. The latest example of this is the detailed online survey launched on the prime minister’s app, seeking views from the Indian public on his government’s performance.

5. Over the past few years however, Narendra Modi, the Indian PM, has demonstrated a hazy notion of what constitutes the sphere of public governance as distinct from his party’s campaign platform.

 

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47 comments

  1. shivam mukherjee

    31542
    3. This statement talks of a problem.
    1. This statement suggests that pms should be able to identify the problem.
    5. Names a PM who doesn’t.
    4 and 2 simply corrobate the 5th statement.

  2. Ezaboo Beniwal

    34251
    3. The structure of politics in a conventional democracy makes it difficult for politicians to understand the distinction between the domains of party imperatives such as election campaigning and the official governance process.
    4. The latest example of this is the detailed online survey launched on the prime minister’s app, seeking views from the Indian public on his government’s performance.
    2. One problem with the survey is that it appears clearly slanted towards the Bharatiya Janata Party’s key agenda ahead of the 2019 elections.
    5. Over the past few years however, Narendra Modi, the Indian PM, has demonstrated a hazy notion of what constitutes the sphere of public governance as distinct from his party’s campaign platform.
    1. Prime ministers, at least, are expected to understand this fine differentiation better than the rank and file.

    1. TG.Prabhat

      One mistake with this approach is that since the prime minister referred to in 4 is Narendra Modi, 4 cannot precede 5. This is also in contravention with the general to specific flow.

  3. Mayank Khanna

    31425
    Reason
    3- talks about structure of politics which is good opening statement . Others have words like” this”, ” however” which means they have some precedent.
    1- It succeeds 3 as it talks about atleast PM means there is something which others are not able to do but PM being the most important he should see the difference between party and nation
    4- The example of app where pm ask for review follow sequence.
    2- it talks about the problem with survey, so first define what survey is and then immediately focus on problem
    5- The pm has done something so it kind of says that there is difference in what he does and what he intends to do so it can definitely conclude the sentences.

  4. TG.Prabhat

    The answer is 31542.

    3 is a general sentence, that introduces the topic and doesn’t contain any transition words.

    1 must follow since it refers to the differentiation mentioned in 3.

    5 succeeds 1 with an example contrary to the notion expressed in 1.

    The pronoun in 4 refers to Narendra Modi’s hazy notion mentioned in 5.

    2 specifies the problem of the online survey that has been written about in 4. It is also the most specific sentence, so 31542 adheres to the general to specific flow.

  5. TG.Prabhat

    That’s off the mark, Pranshu. But, don’t worry. See the explanation to the answer, in my comment above.

    Write back to me in case you have any doubts 🙂

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