Multiple choice

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumped up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are require to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1 : Planning in India is a difficult problem. S6 : But without planning no nation can progress. P : So planners cannot decide the size of the plan. Q : The gap between what people want and what can be done is big. R : Moreover resources are limited. S : Plan can be drawn on the basic of actual resources.

  1. RPQS

  2. QSRP

  3. RSQP

  4. QPRS
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence QPRS connects S1 and S6 logically: Q states 'The gap between what people want and what can be done is big', P follows 'So planners cannot decide the size of the plan', R adds 'Moreover resources are limited', S concludes 'Plan can be drawn on the basic of actual resources', leading to S6 'But without planning no nation can progress'. This explains why planning is difficult in India despite its necessity.

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