Question

Arrange the sentences 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 to form a logical sequence. Choose the most logical order of sentences from the four given choices.
1. The Croatian mercenaries in the French Service wearing their traditional small, knotted neckerchiefs aroused the interest of Parisians.
2. Men looked smarter in the age of the tie.
3. Its appeal to the masses started only during the industrial revolution when masses of people shifted to cities.
4. Croat soon became Cravats and a fashion craze started among men and women.
5. The modern history of this accessory is generally traced back to the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).
6. But it was still a part of the elite style.

• A. 512643
• B. 425136
• C. 251463
• D. 321465

Hint:

Look for the sentence that works as a general opening statement, then trace which event follows which using words like "still" and "but".

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Para-jumble questions like this one are solved faster by first spotting the linking words and pronouns that tie two sentences together, rather than reading the whole paragraph over and over.

1. Opening line: Sentence 2 ("Men looked smarter in the age of the tie") is a broad, timeless statement, the kind of line writers use to open a piece before narrowing down to specific history. It cannot follow any of the other sentences, since none of them lead into it, so it starts the sequence.
2. Sentence 5 after 2: Sentence 5 mentions "the modern history of this accessory," which is the direct historical background for the tie mentioned in sentence 2. The phrase "this accessory" only makes sense once the tie has already been named, so 5 must come right after 2.
3. Sentence 1 after 5: Sentence 5 ends on the Thirty Years' War. Sentence 1 opens with "The Croatian mercenaries," a specific detail that belongs to that same war period, so it logically follows 5.
4. Sentence 4 after 1: Sentence 4 begins "Croat soon became Cravats," picking up the word "Croatian" from sentence 1 and turning it into the next stage of the story. This word link ties the two sentences together directly.
5. Sentence 6 after 4: The connector "But" at the start of sentence 6 needs a contrasting idea right before it. Sentence 4 talks about a fashion "craze," and sentence 6 contrasts that with the fact the craze was "still" limited to the elite. This contrast only works right after 4.
6. Sentence 3 last: Sentence 3 explains when the accessory finally left the elite circle and reached the masses, during the industrial revolution. This is the natural closing point of the paragraph, since it resolves the "still elite" idea from sentence 6.

Chaining the connectors this way gives the order 2, 5, 1, 4, 6, 3, which is option (c) 251463.

So the correct sequence is 251463.