NDA (I) 2022 General Ability Test · Question 29 of 150

Correct — C, RSQP. Reassembled, the parts read 'Whenever in doubt (R) always opt for the option (S) that causes the least discomfort (Q) to the greatest number of people (P).' R sets the condition, S gives the instruction, Q is the relative clause describing 'the option', and P completes it, so the order is RSQP.

• (a)RQPS — Placing Q right after R attaches the relative clause 'that causes the least discomfort' to 'doubt' instead of 'the option', and it displaces the instruction 'always opt for the option'.
• (b)QRSP — Opening with Q ('that causes the least discomfort') begins on a relative 'that' clause, which cannot start the sentence.
• (d)QPSR — Opening with Q has the same faulty 'that'-clause start and separates 'the option' (S) from the clause 'that causes...' (Q) that describes it.

A sentence-ordering (parajumble) item — the four labelled parts must be arranged so that subject, verb and modifiers follow in one grammatical, meaningful order.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Arrange the parts to form a coherent sentence: (P) the car (Q) he parked (R) the office (S) outside.

  • (a)PQRS
  • (b)SQPR
  • (c)QPSR
  • (d)RPQS

  Answer(c) QPSR — 'He parked the car outside the office.'

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Arrange the parts to form a coherent sentence: (P) the festival (Q) they celebrated (R) great joy (S) with.

  • (a)PQRS
  • (b)QPSR
  • (c)SQPR
  • (d)RQPS

  Answer(b) QPSR — 'They celebrated the festival with great joy.'