Multiple choice

S1 The Asia region continues to grapple with a particular and premeditated form of violence against women, that is, the sex-selective abortion of female foetuses. P. However, gender violence has received focused attention only over the past two decades.
Q. It has distorted the gender ratios of the population in the 0-6 year age-group. R. A worrisome aspect of this phenomenon is the extent to which it reinforces traditional stereotypes over generations. S. The mitigation of different forms of inequalities between men and women has engaged the attention of the international community over a relatively longer period. S6 Hence, the comprehension of its various dimensions and the codification of laws are as yet in the early stages of evolution.

Directions: In the following question the first and the last sentence are marked S1 and S6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named PQRS. These parts are not given in their correct order. Read the sentences carefully and find out which of the following orders is correct.

  1. RSPQ

  2. PQRS

  3. QPRS

  4. SPQR

  5. QRSP
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. The sentence S1 introduces the topic of sex selective abortions. The sentence that follows contains the information regarding the skewed gender ratios. Thus, the second sentence follows the first one logically. The next sentence logically follows by discussing how traditional stereotypes have been reinforced due to the skewed gender ratios. The next sentence discusses how the international communities are also paying attention to this phenomenon. Finally the next sentence discusses the fact that it is only in the past two decades that it has been paid attention to. Thus, the closure of the passage logically follows by stating that it is still early for codification of laws for the same.

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