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Direction: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.

  1. A. The latest decline draws attention to a fairly well known fact that stock exchanges in India take their cues as much from developments overseas as from domestic ones.
    B. While such reaction is an inevitable consequence of globalisation, it is the magnitude of the reaction that has come as a surprise.
    C. The stock indices the world over tumbled on the back of some pessimistic news from the United States credit market, especially its home loan segment.
    D. Fears over the failure of risky sub-prime mortgages seem to have spilled over to other closely watched sectors of the economy such as sales of new homes and consumer durables.
    E. Last week the Dow recorded its highest fall since February, dragging the European bourses down.
    1. A D E B C
    2. A B C D E
    3. B E D C A
    4. A E D C B
Correct Option: B

On the basis of given paragraph , we follow sentence formation as :-
‘Such reaction’ in B refers to A, so B follows A. C and D further talks about the effects of the decline.Thus , required answer will be A B C D E .



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