Question

Select suitable option to complete the sequence:
A. Love for the country is a necessity.
B. _____________________________________________
C. Provincialism has to be sacrificed in the interest of the nation as a whole.

(a)Similarly nationalism has to be sacrificed at the altar of internationalism.
(b)But it should in no way exceed the limits and take the shape of jingoism.
(c)There is no reason why the nations of the world cannot live together with harmony and peace.
(d)God created the globe, but man drew lines of hatred and enmity on it.

Answer 1

Hint: Go through the given sentences and try to understand the information they are trying to deliver. Then go through the options and choose the one which fits the context. You can also use the hit and trial method to see if the sentence follows after the given sentence A and allows sentence C to make sense too.

Complete answer: A logical sequence includes a sequence marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of the parts of a sentence, or sentences themselves.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a), 'Similarly nationalism has to be sacrificed at the altar of internationalism', refers to a grammatically incorrect sentence since ‘similarly’ is a word which always has a comma after it when used at the start of a sentence.
Option (b), ‘But it should in no way exceed the limits and take the shape of jingoism', refers to ‘jingoism’ which means fanatical patriotism. Therefore, option (b.) is correct as it fits into the context which talks about being patriotic and loving the country but not to an extent that it becomes fanatical.
Option (c), ‘There is no reason why the nations of the world cannot live together with harmony and peace', is incorrect as it refers to ‘harmony and peace’ which doesn’t fit into context here.
Option (d), ‘God created the globe, but man drew lines of hatred and enmity on it', refers to ‘god’, which does not fit into context here or have any relevance, therefore, option (d.) is incorrect.

Note: In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of logical reasoning, as a question that requires a logical sequence needs logical reasoning to be used. Logical reasoning includes thinking that is capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning.