Directions (Qs. 19 to 27): In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your answer accordingly on the Answer-sheet.
25. S1: The essence of democracy is the active participation of the people in government affairs.
S6: By and large it is actual practice of our way of life.
P: When the people are active watchmen and participants, we have that fertile soil in which democracy flourishes.
Q: Our democracy is founded upon a faith in the overall judgement of the people as a whole.
R: When the people do not participate, the spirit of democracy dies.
S: When the people are honestly and clearly informed, their commonsense can be relied upon to carry the nation safely through any crisis.
The proper sequence should be
- ARPSQ
- BPRSQ
- CSPQR
- DPSRQ
Explanation
The flow is P (active people → fertile soil for democracy) → S (informed people → commonsense carries nation through crisis) → R (no participation → spirit of democracy dies) → Q (democracy founded on faith in people's judgement); the official key marks D.