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A sentence has been split up into segments and given below in jumbled order. While the first and the last segments of the sentence (1 and 6) are in the correct order, the segments in between are jumbled up. Arrange the segments in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent sentence. 1) India has been a land

P) and the learned man has been held in higher esteem

Q) of learning through the ages

R) but in the sense that learning has always been very highly valued

S) not indeed in the sense that education has been universal

6) than the warrior or the administrator.

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

Q, S, R, P

The correct order is Q, S, R, P. This arrangement forms a coherent and meaningful sentence: 'India has been a land of learning through the ages, not indeed in the sense that education has been universal but in the sense that learning has always been very highly valued and the learned man has been held in higher esteem than the warrior or the administrator.'

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