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 worrying thing about Gujarat is that the Sangh Parivar will misread the message of the victory. P. It may conclude that the way ahead is to trample on India’s secular traditions. Q. Instead, it will violate Hinduism’s sacred tradition of tolerance. R. Without the special circumstances that manifested themselves in Gujarat, such a strategy will not provide any electoral success. S. It may forget that the victory would not have happened without the horror of the Godhra massacre.
  2. It will end up destroying the stability of the world’s largest democracy.

  1. SQRP

  2. PRQS

  3. RSPQ

  4. SPRQ
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The pronoun ‘it’ in S connects to the noun ‘the Sangh Parivar’ in 1. P connects to S as it continues with the subject in S and the pronoun ‘it’ is also used to refer to the noun ‘the Sangh Parivar’ in 1. R connects to Q as R is a statement while Q is a counter statement which gives an opposite view by beginning with the adverb ‘instead’. 6 follows R as the pronoun ‘it’ in 6 as well as Q now refers to the noun ‘strategy’ in R.

Keep practicing — related questions