The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.

1) The new year, 2018, is here! Nothing seems to have changed, despite the firecrackers.

A) Of course, in many parts of the world the firecrackers might have been confused with, or replaced by, bombs, and millions in those and other regions find firecrackers (let alone bombs) an unimaginable luxury as they struggle to obtain food or shelter.

B) I am aware that a group of increasingly loud fellow nationals might accuse me of celebrating ‘foreign festivals’.

C) That too was widely celebrated, as it should be, though in a world where the homeless, children, refugees and foreignness are often abused.

D) New Year’s Eve came, as it does, close on the heels of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of a homeless child to poor refugees in a foreign place.

In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

Historians believe that much of Jesus’ story can be reconstructed, without the help of Bible, and with just the views of historians who lived during his time.

I. without the help of Bible, and by just the views

II. without the help from Bible, and with just the views

III. without the help of the Bible, and with just the views

The percentage change of a number when it is first decreased by 10% and then increased by 10% is

Area of circle is equal to the area of a rectangle having perimeter of 50 cms. and length more than the breadth by 3 cms. What is the diameter of the circle?

Siderosis is a disease caused by the inhalation of

What do you mean by 'Density of Population'?

In this question, the sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., D can be represented by 04,12, etc., and 'I' can be represented by 65, 79, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'BANK'.

One or two statements are given followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statement: All boys are tall.

Rajiv is a boy.

Conclusion I: Rajiv is tall.

II: Rajiv is not tall.