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 social group wider than the family in the social structure of the Gond community is the clan.
S6 : It is only the male who automatically takes the patronymic on birth, preserves it till death and it is carried forward by his children.
P : The members of the clan believed that they have been descended from a common ancestor.
Q : The clan among the Gonds is a unilateral group consisted of family members of which bear the same clan-name.
R : The clan being patrilineal – a man passes on his clan name to his children
S : The Gonds use the term ‘Pari’ to express their group.
The correct sequence should be
- ARPQS
- BSQPR
- CSPQR
- DPSRQ
Explanation
S1 defines the clan as the wider social group. S introduces the term 'Pari' for the group. Q defines the clan as a unilateral group with same clan-name. P states members believe in common ancestry. R explains the patrilineal system of passing clan names. This leads to S6 about males carrying the patronymic. The sequence S-Q-P-R defines the term, then structure, then belief, then inheritance rule. Option (b) SQPR is correct. Cross-checked with Oswaal CDS Yearwise Solved Papers.