Question

Arrange the following major ideas from the passage in the most logical order for writing a coherent précis:

• [(K)] Disarmament assumes overriding importance despite continued arms competition.

• [(L)] The nuclear age presents humanity with only two alternatives: annihilation or peaceful co-existence.

• [(M)] Achieving peace requires cultivating tolerance and reshaping policies.

• [(N)] Immediate and serious action is necessary as delay is dangerous.

• [(O)] The United Nations bears the primary responsibility for ensuring progress toward disarmament.

• A. L $\rightarrow$ K $\rightarrow$ M $\rightarrow$ N $\rightarrow$ O
• B. K $\rightarrow$ L $\rightarrow$ M $\rightarrow$ N $\rightarrow$ O
• C. K $\rightarrow$ M $\rightarrow$ L $\rightarrow$ N $\rightarrow$ O
• D. L $\rightarrow$ K $\rightarrow$ M $\rightarrow$ O $\rightarrow$ N

Hint:

When ordering ideas for summaries or précis, look for a "Macro to Micro" hierarchy: Existential Context (L) $\rightarrow$ Targeted Objective (K) $\rightarrow$ Institutional Ownership (O) Identifying that the United Nations (O) represents the final stabilizing conclusion helps confirm the correct option.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the task.
We must order five ideas $K, L, M, N, O$ into a coherent precis on disarmament.
Step 2: Find the opening idea.
$(L)$ states the nuclear age offers only annihilation or peaceful co-existence; this grand dilemma must frame everything, so it comes first.
Step 3: Find the response to the dilemma.
$(K)$ says disarmament gains overriding importance, the natural answer to the threat in $L$, so $L \rightarrow K$.
Step 4: Add the method.
$(M)$ explains that peace needs tolerance and reshaped policies, the how of disarmament, giving $L \rightarrow K \rightarrow M$.
Step 5: Add urgency, then authority.
$(N)$ stresses that delay is dangerous, injecting urgency, and $(O)$ names the United Nations as the responsible body, a fitting close.
Step 6: Assemble the chain.
The order is $L \rightarrow K \rightarrow M \rightarrow N \rightarrow O$, which is option A.
\[ \boxed{\text{A. } L \rightarrow K \rightarrow M \rightarrow N \rightarrow O} \]