Arrange the administrative/geographic units into a coherent hierarchy. Items: (i) Country, (ii) District, (iii) State, (iv) Village, (v) Continent. Choose a logical scale order (small→large or large→small) that uses each level exactly once.

Introduction / Context:
Administrative divisions can be arranged by scope. A consistent order either zooms out (small→large) or zooms in (large→small). The key is to avoid crossing scales out of sequence. In many countries, the nesting typically goes Village ⟶ District ⟶ State ⟶ Country ⟶ Continent.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Units: Village, District, State, Country, Continent.
• We accept either ascending or descending scale as long as nesting is respected.

Concept / Approach:
Check which option lists a perfectly nested chain with no jumps. The clean small→large path is (iv) Village → (ii) District → (iii) State → (i) Country → (v) Continent.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Confirm nesting: Villages are subdivisions within districts; districts within states; states within a country; countries lie on continents.Option C exactly matches this nesting.

Verification / Alternative check:
Options that place Continent in the middle (or Village at the top scale) break scale consistency. For example, Option A begins with Continent and immediately lists Village—an abrupt jump.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• They disrupt the natural containment hierarchy (e.g., placing Country after Continent but before Village without passing through State/District).

Common Pitfalls:

• Confusing “District” vs “State” order in countries with different naming; however, the problem expects the common nesting used in many federal systems.

Final Answer:
(iv), (ii), (iii), (i), (v) (Village → District → State → Country → Continent).