NDA (I & II) 2020 General Ability Test · Question 15 of 148

Correct — A, P S Q R. P sets up the question ('two people argue about why Venus is so much warmer'), S completes it and opens the first argument ('than the Earth. The first argues that it's because Venus is closer'), Q continues that argument and introduces the second ('to the Sun, so it absorbs more solar energy. The second argues'), and R states the second view ('that it's because Venus has a thick, greenhouse-gas rich atmosphere'), giving a coherent 'first argues ... second argues ...' passage.

• (d)P Q R S — After P, Q begins 'to the Sun...' with no antecedent, so 'warmer to the Sun' is meaningless, and 'The first argues' (in S) would arrive after 'The second argues' (in Q), reversing the natural order.
• (b)Q R P S — Starting mid-argument with Q leaves 'to the Sun' hanging, and the framing sentence P ('two people argue...') would come far too late.

A multi-sentence jumble — the 'warmer than the Earth' comparison and the 'first argues ... second argues' sequence fix the order.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Rearrange to form a coherent sentence — (P) to improve his health (Q) every morning (R) he started jogging (S) in the park

  • (a)R S Q P
  • (b)P Q R S
  • (c)R P Q S
  • (d)S R Q P

  Answer(a) R S Q P — 'He started jogging in the park every morning to improve his health.'

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Rearrange to form a coherent sentence — (P) a beautiful painting (Q) hung on the wall (R) of the old castle (S) there was

  • (a)S P Q R
  • (b)P Q R S
  • (c)S R P Q
  • (d)S P R Q

  Answer(a) S P Q R — 'There was a beautiful painting hung on the wall of the old castle.'