CDS 2026 · PYQ · Sentence Ordering / Para Jumbles · medium
S1: People fall down from staircases in different ways in different countries. S6: This is because for the Americans, their home is usually the only place where they regularly use the stairs. P: They rely, instead, on the ease and safety of lifts and escalators which are ubiquitous in such places. Q: This is not because the Japanese are more reckless staircase users, but simply because Americans don't much use the stairs in public places. R: Staircase injuries, therefore, happen mostly in the home. S: For instance, someone in Japan is far more likely to be hurt in a staircase fall in an office, department store or railway station than is anyone in the United States.
A.QPRS
B.SPQR
C.SQRP
D.SQPR✓ Correct
Explanation
S1 introduces variation in falls across countries. S gives a specific example — Japan vs US. Q explains why this is the case (Americans don't use stairs in public). P elaborates — they use lifts and escalators instead. R concludes that injuries happen mostly at home. This leads to S6 about American homes being their only stair-use location. Hence SQPR is correct.
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