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Given below are the jumbled sentences of a paragraph. The first and the last sentence of the jumbled paragraph are given in correct order. Arrange the middle sentences in the correct sequence.

i. On one hand we are proud of being Indians,
ii. on the other hand we behave as if we were still at the dawn of our civilization
iii. murders of our own brothers and sisters is not the way to please Ram or Rahim
iv. the citizens of the land where Buddha and Gandhi taught
v. the principles of love and non-violence,
vi. nor does it fetch us any prosperity.

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Track two signals: "On one hand" in the first sentence must be answered by "on the other hand", and the fixed last sentence starts with "nor", so the sentence just before it has to be negative.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • ii, iii, iv, v
  • iii, iv, v, ii
  • iv, v, iii, ii
  • iv, v, ii, iii
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

This paragraph is built on a single contrast: what Indians claim to be proud of, set against how they actually behave. Sentence i and sentence vi are already fixed, so the whole task is to order ii, iii, iv and v. Two signposts decide it. "On one hand" in i is waiting for "on the other hand" in ii, and "nor" in vi is waiting for a negative clause, which only iii provides. That already tells us ii sits in the second half of the middle block and iii sits last.

  1. ii, iii, iv, v: This drops ii straight after i. The contrast then fires before the writer has finished describing what we are proud of, and the paragraph would end on "the principles of love and non-violence, nor does it fetch us any prosperity", where "nor" has nothing negative to answer. Rejected.
  2. iii, iv, v, ii: Starting with iii means murders are mentioned before the paragraph has said anything positive, so the "On one hand" idea is never completed. It also leaves ii next to vi, and "we behave as if we were still at the dawn of our civilization, nor does it fetch us any prosperity" is not grammatical. Rejected.
  3. iv, v, iii, ii: The opening i, iv, v is right here, but placing iii before ii means the accusation comes before the "on the other hand" contrast that is supposed to introduce it, and again ii collides with "nor" in vi. Rejected.
  4. iv, v, ii, iii: Every join works. "Indians" is described by iv, "the citizens of the land where Buddha and Gandhi taught"; the verb "taught" takes its object from v, "the principles of love and non-violence"; ii then delivers the promised contrast; iii spells out the ugly behaviour in a negative clause; and vi extends that negative with "nor". Accepted.

Read in full: "On one hand we are proud of being Indians, the citizens of the land where Buddha and Gandhi taught the principles of love and non-violence, on the other hand we behave as if we were still at the dawn of our civilization; murders of our own brothers and sisters is not the way to please Ram or Rahim, nor does it fetch us any prosperity."

Let's summarize:

  • Paired connectors decide placement first: "On one hand" in i demands "on the other hand" in ii, with material in between.
  • A verb needing an object (taught, in iv) pulls its object sentence (v) right behind it.
  • "Nor" in the fixed last sentence can only follow a negative statement, which fixes iii as the fourth middle sentence.

So the middle sentences run iv, v, ii, iii, and option (D) is correct.

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