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Ordering of Words in a Sentence — CDS English PYQs

239 questions from this chapter, asked in 10 CDS exams between 2016–2025.

239questions
10CDS exams
2016–2025years covered

Questions asked per year

Practice questions

Q1MCQ2025

considered to be paradigmatic (P) / sociological study of peasant movements in India (Q) / the Telangana peasant revolt against the Nizam of Hyderabad in the 1940s is often (R) / and the only instance worthy of attention in a comparative (S)

(A)R Q S P
(B)R Q P S
(C)R P S Q
(D)R S P Q
Q2MCQ2025

social movements, nonetheless (P) / their political institutions, process and parties (Q) / one of the major attributes of and with (R) / is their coexistence with national states and (S)

(A)R Q S P
(B)R P S Q
(C)R S P Q
(D)Q S R P
Q3MCQ2025

most of the minerals are nationalised (P) / is possible only after the (Q) / government grants permission as (R) / extraction of minerals in India (S)

(A)S Q R P
(B)S Q P R
(C)P Q R S
(D)R Q P S
Q4MCQ2025

radical or limited change and whether they focus on (P) / along two axes, whether they seek (Q) / the entire society or on specific individuals (R) / sociological theories distinguish social movements (S)

(A)P R S Q
(B)Q S R P
(C)R P S Q
(D)S Q P R
Q5MCQ2025

are more defensive than offensive and (P) / although most social movements (Q) / tend to be temporary, they (R) / are important agents of social transformation (S)

(A)P Q S R
(B)Q P R S
(C)S P Q R
(D)R S P Q
Q6MCQ2025

in India, the automobile industry (P) / one of the largest industries (Q) / growth during the last two decades (R) / has witnessed impressive (S)

(A)Q P S R
(B)S P R Q
(C)R Q S P
(D)P Q S R
Q7MCQ2025

was formed in 1870 to give voice to the demands (P) / in western India, the Sarvajanik Sabha (Q) / and all classes of people were its members (R) / and needs of the people (S)

(A)Q P R S
(B)P Q S R
(C)Q P S R
(D)R P S Q
Q8MCQ2025

the opportunities to the greater triumphs (P) / today are but a step towards (Q) / the achievements we celebrate (R) / and achievements that await us (S)

(A)Q R P S
(B)S P R Q
(C)P S Q R
(D)R Q P S
Q9MCQ2025

and the vision to carry out a full-scale revolution (P) / part in revolts against taxes and food (Q) / scarcity but they lacked the means, programmes (R) / during British rule peasants often took (S)

(A)S Q R P
(B)Q P S R
(C)R P Q S
(D)P Q S R
Q10MCQ2025

its policy and announced reforms (P) / that the mounting tension was heading (Q) / the colonial Government, now seeing (R) / towards a crisis, wisely decided to change (S)

(A)P Q R S
(B)R Q S P
(C)S P R Q
(D)S Q R P

Why practise Ordering of Words in a Sentence PYQs?

Ordering of Words in a Sentence has appeared in 10 CDS English exams we track between 2016–2025. UPSC examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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