Direction: The sentences given in each question, when arranged in the proper sequence, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter/number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
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A. This very insatiability of the photographing eye changes the terms of confinement in the cave, our world.
B. Humankind lingers unregenerate in Plato's cave, still rebelling its age-old habit, in mere images of truth.
C. But being educated by photographs is not like being educated by older images drawn by hand; for one thing, there are a great many more images around, claiming our attention.
D.. The inventory started in 1839 and since then just about everything has been photographed, or so it seems.
E. In teaching us a new visual code, photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe.
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- E A B C D
- B D E A C
- B C D A E
- E C D A B
Correct Option: C
B C is the key. Passage must begin with B as it initiates the argument telling ‘Humankind lingers’ in what i.e., ‘Plato’s cave’ or ‘mere images of truth.’ A, C, D and E advance this argument with their ‘This very,’ ‘But being,’ ‘The inventory’ and ‘In teaching’ respectively. C should obviously follow B with ‘But being educated by photographs’ etc. D should follow C with ‘The inventory started in 1839,’ A should follow D talking of ‘instability of the photographing eye.’ E should follow A and conclude the passage with ‘photograph alter and enlarge our notions’ etc. Options (a) and (d): Passage wrongly begins with E in both the options whereas E should follow A and conclude the passage with ‘In teaching us a new visual code’ etc. Option (b): Passage correctly begins with B but D wrongly follows B whereas D should follow C, precede A with ‘The inventory started in 1839’ etc. Except (c) other options are wrong.
