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. This has an impact not just on global poverty, but also on Indians' awareness of the country's poverty for the first time in a decade.

B. And, for the first time in a decade, this update includes India's poverty data.

C. From 15 September 2022, a new global poverty line has been established, with the World Bank revising its data in the Poverty and Inequality Platform on this basis.

D. According to Sunitha Sinha, Roy and Roy van der Weide of the World Bank's Policy Research Working Paper, "poverty in India had dropped over the recent decade, although not as much as previously thought."

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Answer 1

The correct order is 'CBAD'.

Key Points

Sentence C introduces a new development concerning the global poverty line, making it a natural starting point for the paragraph.
Sentence B elaborates on the new development mentioned in sentence C by adding the detail that this update includes India's poverty data for the first time in a decade.
Sentence A builds on sentence B by explaining the impact of this new global poverty line on both global poverty and Indians' awareness of their country's poverty.
Sentence D provides a specific statement from experts, which serves as supporting information to the details given in sentences A and B.

Therefore, the correct order is CBAD.

Additional Information

Sequence DBAC starts with expert commentary, which is less effective without the context of the new poverty line.
Sequence CADB introduces the impact on India before the new poverty line has been established, which disrupts the logical flow.
Sequence DBCA again leads with commentary and follows with an alternative name, which is not coherent as the name should come after introducing the festival.