CAT 2023 Slot 2 VARC Question 22

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The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the numbers as your answer.
1
Contemporary African writing like 'The Bottled Leopard' voices this theme using two children and two backgrounds to juxtapose two varying cultures.
2
Chukwuemeka Ike explores the conflict, and casts the Western tradition as condescending, enveloping and unaccommodating towards local African practice.
3
However, their views contradict the reality, for a rich and sustaining local cultural ethos exists for all who care, to see and experience.
4
Western Christian concepts tend to deny or feign ignorance about the existence of a genuine and enduring indigenous African tradition.
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Answer and solution

Answer: 4312

The correct sequence of the sentences is 4312. Here's the breakdown:
1
Sentence 4 introduces the problem of Western denial of African traditions.
2
Sentence 3 counters this by affirming the strength of African culture.
3
Sentence 1 provides an example of contemporary African writing addressing cultural themes.
4
Sentence 2 explores the conflict between Western and African traditions.
This order logically progresses from introducing the issue, countering it, providing an example, and then elaborating on the conflict.
Correct Answer: 4312

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