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: Nothing comes out of nothing. P. We have to work and then alone we can gain something. Q. It is honest and conscientious labour alone that produces result. R. Millions have been struck with the lure of lottery to utter despondency. S. A person who thinks that luck would favour him with all the wants of his life without his lifting his finger even, is living in a fool’s paradise. S₆: A painstaking man who adopts honest toil as his way of life, makes the most of it.
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S₁ states a general truth; Q asserts that honest, conscientious labour produces results and P restates it practically (we must work to gain). R (lottery lure) and S (fool’s paradise trusting luck) together show the contrast with hard work, and S₆ then praises the painstaking worker. So the coherent flow is Q → P → R → S → S₆, i.e. QPRS.