Choose the order of the sentences marked P, Q, R, S and T that forms a logical paragraph: P. Such an intervention in political reforms in India has got inspiration from the western societies. Q.…
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Choose the order of the sentences marked P, Q, R, S and T that forms a logical paragraph:
P. Such an intervention in political reforms in India has got inspiration from the western societies.
Q. These organisations have emphasised on an approach towards political democracy that is rooted in the idea of civil society.
R. The ever-widening group of middle class Indians is using NGOs to come face-to-face with India's poorer and working classes, and to plant the idea of rights and liberties across these communities.
S. And while it is still early days here, this trend carries a great deal of promises especially when we consider that the growth of such NGOs has been enabled by a non-partisan middle class with an active interest in political reforms.
T. This bottom-up civil consciousness though not rooted in Indian traditions, yet with non-political and non-partisan agenda, can bring in a new kind of democracy in India.
P. Such an intervention in political reforms in India has got inspiration from the western societies.
Q. These organisations have emphasised on an approach towards political democracy that is rooted in the idea of civil society.
R. The ever-widening group of middle class Indians is using NGOs to come face-to-face with India's poorer and working classes, and to plant the idea of rights and liberties across these communities.
S. And while it is still early days here, this trend carries a great deal of promises especially when we consider that the growth of such NGOs has been enabled by a non-partisan middle class with an active interest in political reforms.
T. This bottom-up civil consciousness though not rooted in Indian traditions, yet with non-political and non-partisan agenda, can bring in a new kind of democracy in India.
- RSPQT
- PTQSR
- QSTPR
- TQPSR
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Correct answer: A - RSPQT
R introduces middle-class Indians using NGOs. S calls this a promising trend enabled by the middle class. P says such intervention is inspired by the West. Q says ‘These organisations’ stress civil society. T concludes that this bottom-up consciousness, though not rooted in Indian tradition, can bring a new democracy. The other orders open with sentences that need an earlier referent.
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