CDS 2025 · PYQ · Ordering of Words in a Sentence · medium
Rearrange P, Q, R, S to form a coherent sentence: P: considered to be paradigmatic / Q: sociological study of peasant movements in India / R: the Telangana peasant revolt against the Nizam of Hyderabad in the 1940s is often / S: and the only instance worthy of attention in a comparative
A.R Q S P
B.R Q P S
C.R P S Q✓ Correct
D.R S P Q
Explanation
Reading the parts together: 'the Telangana peasant revolt against the Nizam of Hyderabad in the 1940s is often (R) considered to be paradigmatic (P) and the only instance worthy of attention in a comparative (S) sociological study of peasant movements in India (Q).' This produces a fluent, grammatically correct sentence. R introduces the subject and verb 'is often', P completes the predicate 'considered to be paradigmatic', S adds 'and the only instance worthy of attention in a comparative', and Q completes with the noun phrase 'sociological study of peasant movements in India'. Hence the correct order is R P S Q, option (c).
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