Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, the 1st and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. The suspense over Afghanistan’s presidential elections is finally over. P. They were marred by allegations of widespread fraud, leading to a long deadlock and eventually a fresh audit of votes. Q. It could also reverse the gains in state-building seen in recent years, making it even more vulnerable to the Taliban insurgency. R. Afghanistan and international observers were worried that the impasse could worsen the country’s divisions and further fracture it along ethnic lines. S. Afghans voted in two rounds of elections in April and June to pick a successor to Hamid Karzai.
  2. A recount in an election marked by fraud is bound to declare a winner, but the latter’s legitimacy would be in doubt exacerbating the conflict.

  1. PQSR

  2. SPRQ

  3. RSQP

  4. QPSR

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The ‘suspense over Afghanistan’s elections’ in 1 connects directly to ‘Afghan’s voted’ in S. P connects to S as the pronoun ‘they’ in P refers to the noun ‘two rounds of elections’ in S. P and R connect as ‘deadlock’ in P and ‘impasse’ in R are synonyms and are talking about the same subject. The pronoun ‘it’ in Q connects to the noun ‘impasse’ in R. 6 concludes the passage by giving a closing statement.