Which of the following sentences will be the first sentence after rearrangement?
Five coherent sentences are given which are not necessarily in the correct order. Rearrange these sentences in a meaningful order to answer the questions.
(A)It strikes many people as unfair that some people are able to enjoy healthy, wealthy, happy lives whilst others continue to live in ill-health, and poverty.
(B) Some places have seen dramatic improvements, while others have not.
(C) For them it is the inequality in the outcomes of people’s lives that matters.
(D) Today’s global inequality is the consequence of two centuries of unequal progress.
(E) For others it is the inequality in opportunity – the opportunity to achieve good outcomes – that is unfair, and not the outcomes themselves.

To determine the correct first sentence after rearranging the given set of coherent sentences, let us analyze the logical flow and connections between them:

(A) "It strikes many people as unfair that some people are able to enjoy healthy, wealthy, happy lives whilst others continue to live in ill-health, and poverty."
(B) "Some places have seen dramatic improvements, while others have not."
(C) "For them it is the inequality in the outcomes of people’s lives that matters."
(D) "Today’s global inequality is the consequence of two centuries of unequal progress."
(E) "For others it is the inequality in opportunity – the opportunity to achieve good outcomes – that is unfair, and not the outcomes themselves."

Step-by-step Logical Analysis:

1. Identifying the Topic / Introductive Sentence:
Sentence (D) introduces the broad topic of "Today's global inequality" and attributes it to "two centuries of unequal progress". It serves as an independent, overarching opening statement for the paragraph.

2. Elaborating on 'Unequal Progress':
Sentence (B) directly elaborates on the "unequal progress" mentioned in (D) by explaining that "Some places have seen dramatic improvements, while others have not."

3. Introducing the Moral/Ethical Concern:
Sentence (A) follows by describing how this disparity strikes people as unfair ("some people are able to enjoy healthy, wealthy, happy lives whilst others continue to live in ill-health, and poverty").

4. Analyzing Different Perspectives:
Sentence (C) refers back to the people introduced in (A) using the pronoun "them" ("For them it is the inequality in the outcomes...").
Sentence (E) provides the contrasting viewpoint ("For others it is the inequality in opportunity...").

Thus, the coherent sequence of sentences is D - B - A - C - E.

The first sentence of the rearranged paragraph is sentence D.

The correct answer is Option D.