Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
P: during the last century
Q: Indian social, political and cultural life
R: as a testimony of
S: Indian cinema stands
The correct sequence should be
- ASPQR
- BQRSP
- CPQRS
- DSRQP
Explanation
S ('Indian cinema stands') is the subject + verb; R ('as a testimony of') must follow since 'stands as a testimony' is the complement. Q ('Indian social, political and cultural life') is what the testimony is of, and P ('during the last century') is the time phrase that closes the sentence. This gives 'Indian cinema stands as a testimony of Indian social, political and cultural life during the last century.' Hence (D) SRQP is correct.