Sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. The first and last sentences are 1 and 6, and the four in between are labelled A,B,C and D. Choose the most logical order of these four sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph from sentences 1 to 6.
1. The concept of a ‘nation-state’ assumes a complete correspondence between the boundaries of the nation and the boundaries of those who live in a specific state.
- Then there are members of national collectivities who live in other countries, making a mockery of the concept.
- There are always people living in particular states who are not considered to be (and often do not consider themselves to be) members of the hegemonic nation.
- Even worse, there are nations which never had a state or which are divided across several states.
- This, of course, has been subject to severe criticism and is virtually everywhere a fiction.
6. However, the fiction has been, and continues to be, at the basis of nationalist ideologies.
Answer: A
There is a clear 1-D link since statement 1 mentions the ‘nation state’ having an assumption which statement D debunks as ‘fiction’. This eliminates options 2 and 3.
The D-B link is also clear since B goes on to explain what the fiction in statement D is, i.e. many people living in nation states are not considered to be or do not consider themselves to be members of this ‘hegemonic nation’.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.