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The five sentences labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) given in this question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on. the proper order for the sentences and key in this sequence of five numbers as your answer. 
1. The process of handing down implies not a passive transfer, but some contestation in defining what exactly is to be handed down. 
2. Wherever Western scholars have worked on the Indian past, the selection is even more apparent and the inventing of a tradition much more recognizable. 
3. Every generation selects what it requires from the past and makes its innovations, some more than others. 
4. It is now a truism to say that traditions are not handed down unchanged, but are invented. 
5. Just as life has death as its opposite, so is tradition by default the opposite of innovation.
Correct answer is '54132'. Can you explain this answer?
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A quick glance at all the five questions suggest that the passage is discussing tradition and innovation. Hence, 5 is the best opening sentence as it sets the context for the discussion. 4 and 1 form a pair as both of them talk about handing down. Similarly, 3, 2 also form a pair as both talk about selections. Hence, the correct logical order of the given sentences will be 54132.
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5. Just as life has death as its opposite, so is tradition by default the opposite of innovation.
4. It is now a truism to say that traditions are not handed down unchanged, but are invented.
1. The process of handing down implies not a passive transfer, but some contestation in defining what exactly is to be handed down.
3. Every generation selects what it requires from the past and makes its innovations, some more than others.
2. Wherever Western scholars have worked on the Indian past, the selection is even more apparent and the inventing of a tradition much more recognizable.

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Traditions and innovations are two opposite things. This is the main idea of the paragraph. The paragraph explains how traditions are not handed down unchanged but are invented. The given sentences can be arranged in a logical sequence as follows:

Just as life has death as its opposite, so is tradition by default the opposite of innovation. This sentence sets the tone for the paragraph and introduces the main idea.

It is now a truism to say that traditions are not handed down unchanged, but are invented. This sentence supports the main idea and highlights the fact that traditions are not static but evolve over time.

The process of handing down implies not a passive transfer, but some contestation in defining what exactly is to be handed down. This sentence explains that the process of handing down traditions is not passive but involves some contestation in defining what exactly is to be handed down.

Every generation selects what it requires from the past and makes its innovations, some more than others. This sentence highlights the fact that every generation selects what it requires from the past and makes its innovations. This supports the main idea of the paragraph.

Wherever Western scholars have worked on the Indian past, the selection is even more apparent and the inventing of a tradition much more recognizable. This sentence provides an example to support the main idea and highlights the fact that wherever Western scholars have worked on the Indian past, the selection is even more apparent and the inventing of a tradition much more recognizable.

Hence, the correct sequence of sentences is 54132.
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