NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- General Ability
- Chapter
- English
NDA 2025 · General Ability · English
In this section each item consists of six sentences that comprise a...
In this section each item consists of six sentences that comprise a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The sequence of the middle four sentences has been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the answer sheet.
S1: Although all sources of energy ultimately come from natural processes, non-renewable resources cannot be replaced naturally at the rate they are being used.
S6: The sustainable use of natural resources in a manner that provides the maximum benefit of these resources to humans over a period of time can be termed as conservation.
P: This will increase the time and \cos t of mining and once these resources are used up they cannot be replaced.
Q: Hence, we must remember that though our country is rich in mineral deposits these resources are short-lived.
R: Extraction of these ores through the process of mining will soon become difficult and very expensive because these minerals have to be mined from greater depths over time.
S: Mineral resources can be said to be finite and non-renewable.
S1: Although all sources of energy ultimately come from natural processes, non-renewable resources cannot be replaced naturally at the rate they are being used.
S6: The sustainable use of natural resources in a manner that provides the maximum benefit of these resources to humans over a period of time can be termed as conservation.
P: This will increase the time and \cos t of mining and once these resources are used up they cannot be replaced.
Q: Hence, we must remember that though our country is rich in mineral deposits these resources are short-lived.
R: Extraction of these ores through the process of mining will soon become difficult and very expensive because these minerals have to be mined from greater depths over time.
S: Mineral resources can be said to be finite and non-renewable.
Options
- AQPRS
- BSPQR
- CSQRP
- DSQPR
Correct answer
C. SQRP
Step-by-step solution
S1 introduces the concept of non-renewable resources. Sentence S logically follows S1 by providing the specific example of mineral resources being finite and non-renewable.
Sentence Q follows S, using the conjunction "Hence" to conclude that because these resources are finite, they are short-lived despite our country's rich deposits.
Sentence R follows Q, as "these ores" in R directly refers back to the "mineral deposits" mentioned in Q. It explains the future difficulties of extracting them from greater depths.
Sentence P follows R, where the pronoun "This" refers to the process of mining from greater depths mentioned in R, which will increase the time and \cos t of mining. It also states that once used up, they cannot be replaced.
Finally, S6 provides the solution to the problem of resource depletion mentioned in P by defining "conservation".
Thus, the correct and coherent sequence is SQRP.
Answer: SQRP
Sentence Q follows S, using the conjunction "Hence" to conclude that because these resources are finite, they are short-lived despite our country's rich deposits.
Sentence R follows Q, as "these ores" in R directly refers back to the "mineral deposits" mentioned in Q. It explains the future difficulties of extracting them from greater depths.
Sentence P follows R, where the pronoun "This" refers to the process of mining from greater depths mentioned in R, which will increase the time and \cos t of mining. It also states that once used up, they cannot be replaced.
Finally, S6 provides the solution to the problem of resource depletion mentioned in P by defining "conservation".
Thus, the correct and coherent sequence is SQRP.
Answer: SQRP