Logical ordering — Career path progression Arrange the following stages in a realistic, meaningful sequence for a typical job-seeking journey: Study Job Examination Earn (salary/income) Apply (for positions)

Introduction / Context:
This sequencing question tests everyday reasoning about how a person typically moves from learning to earning. Ordering life or career events demands clarity about dependencies (what must happen before something else) and the usual hiring pipeline.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Stages: Study, Examination, Apply, Job, Earn.
• We assume a standard scenario: formal study precedes qualifying examinations; applications precede a job offer; income starts after joining.
• We are arranging the list from first to last in a typical order.

Concept / Approach:
Use cause–effect and prerequisite logic. Skill/knowledge acquisition leads to evaluation, which enables candidacy. Only after applying and being selected does employment begin, followed by salary.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Study builds knowledge and eligibility → choose 1 first.Evaluation/qualifying test typically follows study → 3 next.With results/credentials in hand, candidates apply → 5 next.Successful application leads to a job offer/joining → 2 next.Once in the job, earnings begin → 4 last.

Verification / Alternative check:
Reverse-check dependencies: one cannot earn without a job; one cannot obtain most jobs without applying; one typically applies after meeting examination-based eligibility that follows study. The chain is therefore consistent.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Puts job before examination and application, which breaks prerequisites.1, 3, 5, 4, 2: Puts earning before job, which is illogical.1, 3, 2, 5, 4: Places job before application.1, 2, 5, 3, 4: Multiple prerequisite violations (job before apply/exam).

Common Pitfalls:
Forgetting that application typically follows exam/qualification, and that income begins only after the job starts, not at the offer stage.

Final Answer:
1, 3, 5, 2, 4