Directions: In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. S1: COVID-19 a health catastrophe that caused great distress. S6: It triggered the movement of more than 7 million people through lockdown and post-lockdown periods. P: India also undertook the Vande Bharat Mission. Q: Made-in-India vaccines were sent to more than 90 countries on a commercial and grant basis. R: India justified its credentials as a global HADR player deploying Rapid Response Teams to Maldives, Kuwait and Mauritius launching the multiphased mission SAGAR. S: During the pandemic, India re-established its credentials as the Pharmacy of the World by supplying medicines and equipment to over 150 countries in the face of daunting logistical challenges. The correct sequence should be
SQRP
Understanding the COVID-19 Sentence Arrangement
The task is to arrange jumbled sentences P, Q, R, and S between the fixed first sentence (S1) and the last sentence (S6) to form a logical and coherent paragraph. The topic revolves around the COVID-19 pandemic and India's actions and role during this global health crisis.
Analyzing Key Sentences
- S1: Establishes the context: COVID-19 was a major health catastrophe causing widespread distress.
- S6: Concludes by describing a significant impact: the crisis triggered the movement of more than 7 million people during lockdowns.
Evaluating Jumbled Sentences
- P: Mentions India's Vande Bharat Mission, which relates to repatriating citizens and hence, people's movement.
- Q: Discusses India's vaccine diplomacy, sending vaccines globally.
- R: Highlights India's role as a global Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) player through specific deployments.
- S: Positions India as the Pharmacy of the World by supplying medicines globally during the pandemic.
Building the Logical Flow for Sequence SQRP
The provided correct sequence is SQRP. Let's trace the logic:
- S1: Starts with the global health catastrophe and distress caused by COVID-19.
- S: Logically follows S1 by describing India's significant role in addressing the global crisis as the Pharmacy of the World, supplying medicines and equipment worldwide. This directly relates to alleviating the distress mentioned in S1.
- Q: Continues the theme of India's global contribution, specifically focusing on the crucial aspect of vaccine supply to many countries. This expands on India's role highlighted in S.
- R: Further elaborates on India's international responsibilities by mentioning its actions as a global HADR player, deploying teams for disaster relief. This adds another dimension to India's global response during the pandemic.
- P: Acts as a transition, shifting focus from global aid to domestic actions concerning the movement of people. The mention of the Vande Bharat Mission is a specific initiative related to this.
- S6: Provides a concluding statement that connects directly with P, quantifying the large-scale movement of people triggered by the pandemic situation, which the Vande Bharat Mission (P) was part of managing.
This sequence (S1 -> S -> Q -> R -> P -> S6) constructs a narrative that begins with the global crisis, details India's extensive international contributions (medicines, vaccines, disaster relief), and concludes with its efforts related to managing the domestic impact on people's movement.
Conclusion on Sentence Order
The order SQRP effectively links the global impact of COVID-19 with India's response, encompassing its role as a global supplier and its initiatives concerning citizen movement, thereby creating a cohesive paragraph ending with the large-scale impact mentioned in S6.
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P: He cannot go on shooting wide or falling short, and still fancy that he is making progress.
Q: This is so because the object to be attained is a matter of actual experiment in which you either succeed or fail.
R: He must either correct his aim or persevere in his error with his eyes open.
S: If a man aims at a mark with a bow and arrow, he must either hit it or aim it.
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S6: He had a set of little tools and saw of various sizes made by himself.
P: But he was known to be very clever at making things.
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R: Isaac was left to the care of his good old grandmother.
S: In his early years Isaac did not appear to be a very bright student.
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P: It makes me jump out of the bed, all in a sweat.
Q: It does this by building up a tension, for a part of the year, all through one’s youth.
R: And after four decades, the same nervousness sometimes recurs to me in nightmares.
S: I remember the desperate nervousness that used to grip me from January to April every year.
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S6: Among the civilizations that he studied was that of India.
P: We usually think of history as a chronological account of the development of various states and empires under the ruler.
Q: Toynbee’s view of history was different.
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S6: Men read them, became inquisitive again, and began to want to find things out.
P: As a result of this, books came to be circulated.
Q: During the Middle Ages the coming of Science was hindered by the Church.
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