Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question the passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. They are marked as P, Q, R, S. Arrange the sentences in their correct order after reading carefully. S1. Building world-class, research-oriented universities involves a serious commitment to knowledge creation in the sciences, arts, social sciences and humanities. P. We need to go beyond these reforms in order to create a culture of research. Q. It is essential to identify a selected set of institutions to represent the best of public and private Universities and significantly enhance their capacities with a view to advancing their research agendas. R. It is not enough to focus only on building laboratories and knowledge parks, promoting an industry-academia interface and pursuing research grants and creating incubators. S. The vision for transforming Indian Universities needs to focus on a set of specific goals to nurture research. S6. This will not only help in understanding the key challenges that Universities face in relation to nurturing research, but will also help us learn from recurring mistakes.

  1. SRPQ

  2. QRSP

  3. RPSQ

  4. RQPS

  5. SPQR

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The first sentence of the passage states the authors views on building world class Universities.Th first sentence according to this option is correct, as this sentence follows logically by taking forward the authors views. The sentence that follows this is the statement that we need to go beyond reforms which seems logical. The statement that follows is about the vision for transforming Universities. The sentence that follows this is logical as the preceding sentence mentions having a set of specific goals and this one mentions some of these goals, such as identifying institutions and enhancing their capabilities. Thus, this is the correct answer.