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. No country has yet achieved the combination of very high human development with a light ecological footprint and the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are growing.
B. Compounded by a climate emergency, political polarization and challenged multilateralism, continued conflicts, and forced displacement, the number of people living in poverty rose in 2020 for the first time since 1998 by an estimated 119-124 million and inequalities are growing, and the traditional social contract is no longer working for many.
C. The challenge of reaching Agenda 2030 was already significant, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
D. Today's development challenges are dynamic, interconnected puzzles of multidimensional risk that require systemic solutions and multilateral cooperation is vital in addressing these shared challenges that cross boundaries of geography and time.
1.DBAC
2.ABDC
3.BCDA
4.CBDA
Correct Answer : 4
Solution :
Sentence C comes first as it makes clear that discussion is regarding reaching the goals of Agenda 2030 and it establishes that it was a challenge before pandemic as well. Sentence B comes next and gives data regarding number of people living in poverty in 2020 (before pandemic). Sentence D comes next and continues the discussion further in context of present scenario that today these developmental challenges are dynamic and require systematic solutions. Sentence A ends the discussion by giving a fact about how no country has had high human development with less ecological footprint, and establishes that the impacts of climate change are growing.
So, the correct order is CBDA.
Hence, option (d) is the answer.
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