S1: The South African Constitution was inaugurated in December 1996. S6: A special constitutional court enforces the rights enshrined in the Constitution. P: Its creation and promulgation took place at a time when South Africa still faced the threat of a civil war after the dissolution of the Apartheid Government. Q: The South African Constitution says that its "Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa." R: Apropos, it forbids discrimination on the grounds of "race, gender, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth". S: The Bill of Rights grants perhaps the most extensive range of rights to the citizens.
- (a)Q S R P
- (b)S P Q R
- (c)P Q R S
- (d)P Q S R
Correct — D, P Q S R. P gives the background right after the date in S1 (the Constitution was created amid the threat of civil war after Apartheid); Q then introduces the Bill of Rights as 'a cornerstone of democracy'; S makes the general claim that this Bill of Rights grants the most extensive range of rights; and R (‘Apropos, it forbids discrimination...’) gives a specific right, its 'it' pointing back to the Bill of Rights. That flows into S6, where the court enforces those rights.
- (a)Q S R P — Ends with P, but P is the background to the Constitution's creation and belongs right after the date in S1, not at the close.
- (b)S P Q R — Opens the block with S ('The Bill of Rights grants...') before Q has introduced the Bill of Rights — the term is referred to before it is named.
- (c)P Q R S — Places R ('Apropos, it forbids discrimination') before S, but R gives one specific right that should follow S's general claim about 'the most extensive range of rights'.
Order by introduction before reference: a term must be named before later sentences refer to it, and a general claim usually precedes a specific instance of it. Background of an event follows its opening date.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
In sentence-ordering, a sentence that names a new subject for the first time should come:
- (a)before any sentence that refers back to that subject
- (b)at the very end
- (c)after the specific examples
- (d)immediately before the title
Answer(a) before any sentence that refers back to that subject — introduction precedes reference.
- practice — not a real PYQ
A general claim and a specific instance illustrating it should be ordered as:
- (a)general claim, then specific instance
- (b)specific instance, then general claim
- (c)either order is equally correct
- (d)both must be omitted
Answer(a) general claim, then specific instance — the specific detail follows the broad statement.