NDA (II) 2022 GAT Q25: for India's future P / mathematics and mathematical

Q: What is the answer to NDA (II) 2022 GAT Q25?

D. Correct — D, SQRP. Assembled, the sentence reads 'It is recognized that (S) mathematics and mathematical thinking (Q) will be very important (R) for India's future (P).' S is the only part with a main clause, and the 'that' it ends on must be followed by a complete clause, which the subject Q and the verb phrase R supply between them, leaving the prepositional phrase P to close.

NDA (II) 2022 General Ability Test · Question 25 of 150

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for India's future P / mathematics and mathematical thinking Q / will be very important R / it is recognized that S

(a)QRPS
(b)RPSQ
(c)QRSP
(d)SQRP

Answer

Why

Correct — D, SQRP. Assembled, the sentence reads 'It is recognized that (S) mathematics and mathematical thinking (Q) will be very important (R) for India's future (P).' S is the only part with a main clause, and the 'that' it ends on must be followed by a complete clause, which the subject Q and the verb phrase R supply between them, leaving the prepositional phrase P to close.

Why the others are wrong

(a)QRPS — This leaves 'it is recognized that' at the very end with no clause after 'that', so the sentence stops in the middle of its structure.
(b)RPSQ — 'Will be very important' has no subject in front of it, so it cannot open the sentence.
(c)QRSP — Here 'that' is followed by the prepositional phrase 'for India's future' instead of by a clause, and the conjunction 'that' cannot introduce a phrase.

Concept

A sentence-ordering item turning on an impersonal opening of the type 'it is recognized that', which requires a complete clause after the word 'that'.

Follow the word 'that'. Whatever ends on it must be followed by a subject and a verb, and only Q with R supplies that pair. The remaining phrase 'for India's future' is a modifier and naturally sits at the end.

Study next

Impersonal constructions such as it is said, it is believed and it is recognized thatWhat may and may not follow the conjunction 'that'Placing prepositional phrases at the end of a clause

Common traps

Following 'that' with a prepositional phrase rather than with a clause.
Opening the sentence with a verb phrase that has no subject.

Asked as an ordering-of-words item — pick the one sequence of P, Q, R and S that reads as a sentence.

Related PYQs

No directly related past PYQ was found.

Practice

practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange the parts to form a coherent sentence — (P) for the coastal districts (Q) heavy rain (R) it is feared that (S) will continue
- (a)RQSP
- (b)QSPR
- (c)PQRS
- (d)SRQP
Answer(a) RQSP — 'It is feared that heavy rain will continue for the coastal districts.'
practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange the parts to form a coherent sentence — (P) the new bridge (Q) it is expected that (R) by next March (S) will open
- (a)PQRS
- (b)QPSR
- (c)SRQP
- (d)RQPS
Answer(b) QPSR — 'It is expected that the new bridge will open by next March.'