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Question 23 : Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.

1. Urbanites also have more and better options for getting around: Uber is ubiquitous; easy-to-rent dockless bicycles are spreading; battery-powered scooters will be next.
2. When more people use buses or trains the service usually improves because public-transport agencies run more buses and trains.
3. Worsening services on public transport, terrorist attacks in some urban metros and a rise in fares have been blamed for this trend.
4. It seems more likely that public transport is being squeezed structurally as people's need to travel is diminishing as a result of smartphones, video-conferencing, online shopping and so on.
5. There has been a puzzling decline in the use of urban public transport in many countries in the west, despite the growth in urban populations and rising employment.

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Explanatory Answer

If the sentences were to be arranged in a paragraph, 5 would clearly be the opening sentence, as it states the main idea of the paragraph- the puzzling decline in the use of urban public transport in the West despite urban population growth and rising employment. 3 is the best choice to follow 5 as it lists a few issues blamed for the trend. 4 follows 3 as it offers a different possible reason for the decline in use of public transport- a diminished need for travel with advancement in technology. So, we have the order 534.
Between 1 and 2, we can see that 1 is a better concluding sentence for the paragraph than 2 as it offers yet another reason for the decline in use of urban public transport- the availability of more and better options for the urban public to get around.
Option 2, on the other hand, is about how public transport service can be improved. This is an unrelated idea.

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The answer is '2'

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