Arrange the jumbled sentences to make a meaningful paragraph.
A. Yet there is also no reason to despair.
B. None of this is true today as we fight the coronavirus pandemic.
C. The global financial crisis in 2008-09 was a massive demand shock, but our workers could still go to work, our firms were coming off years of strong growth, our financial system was largely sound, and our government finances were healthy.
D. Economically speaking, India is faced today with perhaps its greatest emergency since Independence.

Correct option is A

The correct sequence is DCBA.
Explanation of the correct sequence (D → C → B → A):
Let’s understand the logical flow of ideas and how each sentence connects:
1. D. "Economically speaking, India is faced today with perhaps its greatest emergency since Independence."
2. → This sets the main theme of the paragraph: India's economic crisis during COVID-19.
3. C. "The global financial crisis in 2008-09 was a massive demand shock..."
4. → Provides a contrast with a previous economic crisis. It highlights how things were still manageable during the 2008-09 crisis.
5. B. "None of this is true today as we fight the coronavirus pandemic."
6. → Clearly contrasts the present situation with the 2008 crisis: in the current pandemic, none of the strengths mentioned in C exist.
7. A. "Yet there is also no reason to despair."
8. → Ends the paragraph on a hopeful note, despite the grim situation described in D, C, and B.
Final Reconstructed Paragraph (DCBA):
D: Economically speaking, India is faced today with perhaps its greatest emergency since Independence.
C: The global financial crisis in 2008-09 was a massive demand shock, but our workers could still go to work, our firms were coming off years of strong growth, our financial system was largely sound, and our government finances were healthy.
B: None of this is true today as we fight the coronavirus pandemic.
A: Yet there is also no reason to despair.
Why other options are incorrect:
· (b) DCAB – Placing A before B interrupts the contrast. We must show what’s missing today (B) before offering hope (A).
· (c) DABC – Going straight from D to A breaks the contrast-comparison-hope structure.
· (d) DBCA – Brings in current situation (B) before comparing to past (C), which disrupts chronology and clarity.