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UPSC NDA I and II 2020 General Ability Solved Paper

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Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence(s), the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. given below each sentence are four sequences namely (1), (2), (3) and (4). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

P: several years ago

Q: course on climate change at Texas A & M University

R: Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductory

S: for freshmen and sophomores

P R Q S
Q R P S
S Q R P
P Q R S

Validate

Solution:

Concept:

Rearrange the jumbled sentence parts to form a grammatically correct and logical sequence.

Explanation:

Part

P

("several years ago") provides the time frame and can stand alone as the opening.

It is independent and starts the sentence naturally.

Part

R

("Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductory") follows

P

because it introduces the subject and the action.

The adjective "introductory" in

R

connects directly to the noun "course" in part

Q

Therefore,

Q

("course on climate change at Texas A & M University") comes after

R

Part

S

("for freshmen and sophomores") specifies the target audience and logically concludes the sentence.

The final correct order is

P \rightarrow R \rightarrow Q \rightarrow S

The full sentence reads: "Several years ago Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductory course on climate change at Texas A & M University for freshmen and sophomores."

Answer:

Option A (

P R Q S

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