Directions (For the following 5 items): In the following items some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
6. War minus shooting
P : but there was nothing to suggest any
Q : was how cricket between India and Pakistan
R : increase of animosity between the players or the spectators
S : was visualized before the first ball was bowled,
The correct sequence should be :
- AP - R - Q - S
- BQ - S - P - R
- CP - S - Q - R
- DQ - R - P - S
Explanation
"War minus shooting" (the famous Orwell phrase) was how India-Pakistan cricket was framed, so Q ("was how cricket between India and Pakistan") continues the head phrase. S ("was visualized before the first ball was bowled") completes that clause, and P ("but there was nothing to suggest any") introduces the contrast, completed by R ("increase of animosity between the players or the spectators"). The full sentence: "War minus shooting was how cricket between India and Pakistan was visualized before the first ball was bowled, but there was nothing to suggest any increase of animosity between the players or the spectators." Hence Q-S-P-R.