Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Several times I have visited the narrow, dirty streets where the poor live, and I grow hot and indignant to think that good people should be content to live in fine houses and become strong and beautiful, while others are condemned to live in hideous, sunless tenements and grow ugly, withered and cringing.

B. Dear little creatures, they crouch in my heart and haunt me with a constant sense of pain.

C. The children who crowd these grimy alleys, half-clad and underfed, shrink away from your outstretched hand as if from a blow.

D. In the country one sees only nature’s fair works, and one’s soul is not saddened by the cruel struggle for mere existence that goes on in the crowded city.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 25 Jul 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is: DACB

Key Points

Sentence D sets the initial tone by contrasting the serene beauty of the countryside with the harsh reality of the crowded city.
Sentence A follows, providing a personal reflection on the speaker's visits to the impoverished areas, expressing indignation at the stark contrast in living conditions.
Sentence C elaborates on the plight of the poor, specifically focusing on the children in grimy alleys, highlighting their physical and emotional struggles.
Sentence B concludes the paragraph, by expressing the emotional impact of witnessing the suffering of the impoverished children, emphasizing a constant sense of pain.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.