In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: The country's economy is growing and would continue to grow at a rapid pace in the coming years.
S6: The market share of electrical vehicles increases with increasing availability of infrastructure.
P: It also provides us an opportunity to grow as manufacturer of electric vehicles.
Q: According to NITI Aayog (2019), if India reaches an electric vehicles sales penetration, emission and oil savings can be achieved.
R: Given the commitments that India has made on the climate front as a nation and on environmental aspects, it is likely that larger and larger share of automobile sector would be in the form of electric vehicles.
S: This presents a great opportunity for the automobile industry as the demand for automobiles would only increase.
The correct sequence should be
- ASRQP
- BRQSP
- CQPSR
- DQSRP
Explanation
On the keyed reading, the chain is S1 (a fast-growing economy) → Q (NITI Aayog's projection: if India reaches EV sales penetration, emission and oil savings follow) introduces the electric-vehicle theme → S ('This presents a great opportunity for the automobile industry as the demand for automobiles would only increase': 'This' = the projected EV penetration, with the demand clause echoing S1's growth) → R (given India's climate commitments, a larger share of automobiles will be electric) narrows the opportunity to EVs → P ('It also provides us an opportunity to grow as manufacturer of electric vehicles': 'It' = the EV shift, 'also' adding to S's 'great opportunity') → S6 (EV market share rises with infrastructure). Key disputed: this para-jumble is genuinely ambiguous — SRQP and RQSP also form coherent paragraphs, and an independent coaching key marks (B) RQSP — so the official UPSC key should be checked before relying on this item.