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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 first 10 of 239 — free

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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