Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q. R, and S. You are required to unjumble the sentence, and mark (d). You are required to unjumble the sentence, and mark your response accordingly by choosing the appropriate sequence given in the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
(P) to women-led development and the dream of New India
(Q) India is moving from women's development
(R) and an equal partner in the country's overall development
(S) is where women are empowered, strong
Unjumbling Sentence Parts for Women's Development in India
This question requires rearranging jumbled sentence parts labeled P, Q, R, and S to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. The topic focuses on the progression of women's roles and empowerment in India.
Understanding the Sentence Parts
Let's break down each part:
- (P): Describes the shift towards 'women-led development' and connects it to the national vision of 'New India'.
- (Q): States the current direction of movement, starting from 'women's development'.
- (R): Adds a condition or characteristic, emphasizing women being 'an equal partner in the country's overall development'. The word 'and' suggests it complements a preceding description.
- (S): Describes a state or vision, defining it as a place 'where women are empowered, strong'. The phrase 'is where' often introduces a defining clause.
Determining the Correct Sequence (QPRS)
To construct a logical sentence, we need to find a starting point, a transition, and a concluding description. Let's analyze the sequence QPRS:
- Q starts the sentence by stating the initial position: "India is moving from women's development".
- P follows Q, describing the destination and goal of this movement: "to women-led development and the dream of New India". Together, Q and P form a complete thought: "India is moving from women's development to women-led development and the dream of New India".
- S logically follows P by describing the 'dream of New India' mentioned. It specifies the characteristics of this vision: "is where women are empowered, strong".
- R connects to S using 'and', further elaborating on the empowered state of women: "and an equal partner in the country's overall development".
Constructing the Full Sentence
Putting the parts together in the order QPRS yields the following coherent sentence:
Q: India is moving from women's development P: to women-led development and the dream of New India, S: where women are empowered, strong R: and an equal partner in the country's overall development.
This sequence effectively conveys the idea of India's progression from a focus solely on women's development to a broader vision of women-led development, where empowered women are integral partners in national progress.
Analysis of Other Options
Other sequences do not create a logically flowing sentence:
- QPSR: "India is moving from women's development to women-led development and the dream of New India, and an equal partner..." - R doesn't fit smoothly after P.
- SQPR: Starts with S ("is where women are empowered..."), which cannot be the beginning of the sentence.
- PSRQ: Starts with P ("to women-led development..."), which requires a preceding clause like Q.
Therefore, the sequence QPRS is the correct arrangement that forms a meaningful sentence.
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Important Questions from Parajumbles
Three statements are followed by conclusions numbered I, II. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statement.
Statements:
- All water is earth.
- All earth is fire.
- Some fire is air.
Conclusions:
- (I) Some air is earth.
- (II) Some fire is water.
In this question, three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusion(s) logically follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
No rose is an orchid.
All roses are lilies.
All lilies are lotuses.
Conclusions:
I. Some lilies are orchids.
II. Some lotuses are orchids.
III. All lilies are orchids.
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