Direction: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
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1. I agree completely that we must cut the deficit and the national debt; frankly, I do not know anyone who thinks otherwise.
A. The desire to stop spending on security and start spending on domestic programs is natural, understandable and unfortunately ill advised.
B. America has tried to reap a “peace dividend” several times in the past.
C. That said, the idea that you can “get” the funds needed to remedy the problem from the defense budget does not make any sense.
D. It is more so when we haven’t yet achieved peace.
6. The threat landscape is actually worse today than it was on
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- A D C B
- C A D B
- C B A D
- B A D C
Correct Option: C
The first sentence highlights the problem of cutting the deficit and national debt. C mentions how getting the funds from the defense budget are not a good idea and B tells us why it is so. Thus CB is a mandatory pair. AD is a mandatory pair with A calling the desire to stop spending on security ‘ill advised’ and D giving a reason for it being more so. D falls in place before the last sentence. Hence, option (c) is the correct choice.
