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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 reported incursion of hundreds of Chinese troops into Ladakh on Wednesday casts a shadow on President Xi Jinping’s visit to India. P. Mr Xi promised investments of $20 billion in India’s infrastructure and manufacturing sectors over the next five years. Q. This comes soon after Japanese companies pledged to invest $35 billion in India. R. The meaning of such incursions will be debated in the weeks ahead, but the visit has achieved notable economic outcomes. S. This signals a massive change in sentiment just a few months ago when investors were reluctant to commit money to India.
  2. This change can set off a virtuous cycle of larger investments leading to higher growth, more jobs, higher incomes and greater consumption — all of which will prompt companies to invest even more.

  1. RPQS

  2. PQSR

  3. QPRS

  4. SQRP
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Explanation

‘The incursions of Chinese troops’ in 1 and ‘such incursions’ in R connect with each other. ‘Notable economic outcomes’ in R and ‘promised investments’ in P connect. The pronoun ‘this’ in Q refers to the noun ‘promised investments’ in P. The pronoun ‘this’ in S refers to the pledged investments from Japanese companies in Q. The money that has been committed to India by China and Japan are alluded to in 6 as the cycle of larger investments depends upon the pledged investments mentioned in S.

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