Solved UPSC CDS/OTA Question
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Directions: In the following question, the first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered S₁ and S₆. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts named P, Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in proper order. Read the sentence carefully and choose the correct order from the given options. S₁: Freedom is first of all a personal matter. P. A man who will not submit to the discipline of his chosen occupation is not free to be a great surgeon, an engineer, or a golfer or an executive. Q. Life imposes a drastic discipline on all living things, including human beings. R. We are free to eat poison or jump off a tall building, but not to escape the consequences. S. We are bound by the laws of cause and effect. S₆: Nature, morever, binds the arbitrary limits of mind and body; we are not free to do, by whatever effort, what is beyond our capacity.
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Q introduces discipline, R illustrates, S defines boundaries, P ties to personal choice. The logic behind this sequence often relies on connectors (like 'but', 'so', 'because'), temporal cues (like 'then', 'after that'), or thematic build-up (general to specific or cause to effect).